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subarctic
Guide
Jan 03, 2020
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The Curse of the Changing Names

I've recently been re=victimized by the dreaded "Curse of the Changing Names"--i.e., when I go through the effort to change the name of a device connected to the Orbi network, it typically rapidly cha...
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    SW_
    Jan 03, 2020
    subarctic wrote:

    I'm on 2.5.0.38.

    Device rename was broken on v2.5.0.38, which was pulled from NG support website.  Manually upgrade Orbi/Satellite to the latest firmware version 2.5.1.8, which contains the fixes for device rename issue.

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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 03, 2020

My RBR50 remains on firmware 2.3.5.30 and device names "work fine."  Which firmware release are you on?