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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...
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.
