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bharatk2020
Apr 26, 2020Follower
Unable to Manually update firmware of RBR50 to 2.5.1.16
Dear Community, I have recently got free ORBI from my service provider but I am unable to update it to latest Firmware which is - RBR50-V2.5.1.16.zip. On NG website its mentioned to upgrade to in...
CrimpOn
Apr 26, 2020Guru - Experienced User
bharatk2020 wrote:I have recently got free ORBI from my service provider
Perhaps you could share which provider this is? The reason I ask is there have been two or three posts on this forum from Orbi users who got their Orbi from Verizon and were unable to update the firmware. It seems the Orbi firmware has been "locked" and only Verizon can update it (and they never do). Here's one such post:
Not saying this is your situation, which is why I'm interested to know who provided the Orbi.
Thanks