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True Factory Reset Sequence - The Real Way to Reset your Orbi
Posting this to help other frustrated Orbi owners. Finding a solution to this was very hard. I suspect a lot of "dead" hardware just needs to be reset properly. I bought a used Orbi RBR50 and R...
A reset shouldn't be needed if it's new and out of the box from the Mfr. Only a 15 second press is needed for any factory button press. Possible the unit was used prior and was 3rd party resealed to make it look new in box as well. Seen alot of re-sellers repackage items.
Good Luck.
Yes, it was used, as I mentioned.
What FW version came loaded on it?
Is 30-30-30 reset applicable to the Orbi's?
If so, how is it different from the "normal" factory reset?
Doing a search here, I find
RBR40 does not reset to factory using 30/30/30 method and many others on reddit saying something similar.
The guru's here haven't been recommending 30-30-30, so maybe it isn't relevant for these devices ...
Ya, it's not recommended and mostly used on 3rd party FW like DD-WRT. Stock FWs only need 10-15 seconds. I found 15 seconds is fine for Orbi systems. Only 30 seconds is needed for the recovery mode using TFTP.
Version 2.5.2.4 came on it. Once I could access the Satellite I reflashed it with the same Firmware that was on the rest of the Orbi system.
When I unboxed it from the seller and did the more commonly known reset, all I could do was add the satellite to my network. It then entered into the Config Sync backhaul lockout which I could do nothing with although I could see that the firmware already on it was 2.5.2.4 which was the same as my system.
As mentioned, I was only after the 30-30-30 reset and a reflash only then did it join my network and play nicely.
And as a sidenote, the default gateway was not 192.168.1.1, as is also commonly given as correct info, it was found to be x.255.
I had to use the CMD/IPCONFIG way to discover this.
Yes, the default IP address for RBS if they don't connect is 192.168.1.250.
Other users and I as well noticed problems with v4 FW. Up to you to keep it or use something else.
Standard 15 seconds press is all thats needed for any reset.
Good Luck.
