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aibanez2797
Jul 17, 2019Aspirant
RBS50 makes network unstable
A while ago, I bought a RBR50/RBS50 combo with one router and two satellites. From the first day I had it, I couldn't use one of the satellites. It was running older firmware than the router and th...
FURRYe38
Jul 17, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Be sure when updating FW on the Orbi system that you update the RBS first, then the RBR.
aibanez2797
Jul 17, 2019Aspirant
Thanks FURRYe38, but that describes the precise position I find myself in, from the moment I bought this set. My satellite shipped with a much older FW release than the router, and I have never been able to get the network stable enough to update it any further. Has anyone run into this before? Is there any way to upgrade the FW on the satellite without connecting it to a router?