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RBK40 — Orbi AC2200 Tri-band WiFi System - Drops WiFi Constantly
Hello, all. I am currently using a RBK40 — Orbi AC2200 Tri-band WiFi System connected directly to my Frontier (nee, Verizon) FiOS ONT that is mounted on the exterior of my house in a weather protect...
The current official firmware for the RK40 is 2.5.1.16. So since this started to happen, the WIFI issue you are having may be because you are on V2.5.1.22.
You could try changing WIFI channels on 2.4Ghz and uncheck Enable 20/40 MHz Coexistence. I use NetSpot to see what other WIFI networks are close and what channels they are on. Daisy-Chain is OFF, Beamforming is ON, MU-MIMO is ON, Fast Roaming is Off, IPv6 is Disabled is all good.
I'll try it. I just updated the Firmware on Sunday night. I didn't realize that Orbi would download something that was not the "official" firmware ...
BdgrKM wrote:I'll try it. I just updated the Firmware on Sunday night. I didn't realize that Orbi would download something that was not the "official" firmware ...
It appears that depending on what version firmware is on the router and satellites, different versions are getting pushed to the system. My RBK53 system was on a previous firmware and updated to 2.5.1.16. Since then, several users have reported newer firmware automatically getting updated, but my system shows no new updates and the NG wesite still shows 2.5.1.16 as the current firmware.
Very interesting. I just changed 2.4Ghz to channel 8 (using NetSpot I saw that it was a totally unused channel around me) and turned off the 20/40 Coexistence ... I will monitor it over the next few days.
Suffice it to say, my son was none to happy when he missed out on his "song" during Kindergarten today, so any improvement is good enough for me!