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adambean
Luminary
Oct 04, 2017

Updating Orbi firmware questions/problems | running in AP

Hey all,   When I look at the firmware update section of Orbi, I only see the Router (RBR50); however, I have two satellites (RBS50) attached as well, they do not show. Further, it shows my RBR50 i...
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adambean
Luminary
Oct 04, 2017

Yep, have to connect to each device by IP and perform updates manually. Not the worst, but a bit of a PITA.

 

I see that you can set the IP of the router, but can you not do so on the satellites? 

 

Thanks

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    adambean
    Luminary
    Oct 04, 2017

    Well that's fun, updated sat1, no issue. Updated sat2 and it's not coming back online. These things are so flakey ... it's why I bailed the first time. Wanted to give them another shot, quickly losing faith. 

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      adambean
      Luminary
      Oct 04, 2017
      adambean wrote:

      Well that's fun, updated sat1, no issue. Updated sat2 and it's not coming back online. These things are so flakey ... it's why I bailed the first time. Wanted to give them another shot, quickly losing faith. 

      Good call. Will try that after I get sat2 operable again. Stuck with a magenta light after upgrade. Just did a factory reset ... fun.

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    aaz
    Virtuoso
    Oct 04, 2017
    adambean wrote:

     

    I see that you can set the IP of the router, but can you not do so on the satellites? 

     

    You can try reserving the IP in DHCP for each of the satellites, I haven't tried it, but don't see why it shouldn't work.