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RBR50 / RBS50 firmware update to V.2.5.1.16
I recently updated the firmware as suggested by the GUI and phone app to 2.5.1.16. I was previously on the rock solid, 2.3.5.30. I treid 2.5.1.8 in the past and all of my attached devices failed to s...
Try a factory reset and setup from scratch.
Be sure to take out any spaces in any device naming and don't use any special characters.
I know you are trying to help but WHY would I HAVE to do that for a firmware update? Seems like more of a pain than its worth.
Sometimes there maybe lingering older FW code or configurations on the RBR that needs to be cleared out after a FW update.
UGH, ok thanks.
I recommend loading from scratch. Sometimes backup configs from older FW version can introduce same or new problems.
You can try it first and see. If the problem continues, then factory reset and setup from scratch with out the backup config file.
Let us know how it goes...
If I save my config, factory reset and they upload the old config would that work? Or would I have to manually configure everything again?