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muusicman
Oct 20, 2023Aspirant
Factory Reset Orbi RBR 850 and 1 RBS 850 Satellite
I’m preparing to reset my Orbi and Satellite. I’ve already spoken with someone on Reddit about it and I think he may also be a member here. Anyway, I just have 1 Satellite with my main Orbi RBR 850 R...
muusicman
Oct 20, 2023Aspirant
Are there any settings I need to be aware of while setting it up or will that all come after the fact?
CrimpOn
Oct 20, 2023Guru - Experienced User
Assuming you have unbent a paperclip and watched videos such as this one:
https://kb.netgear.com/31486/How-do-I-reset-my-Orbi-system-to-factory-default-settings
muusicman wrote:
Are there any settings I need to be aware of while setting it up or will that all come after the fact?
The only "gotcha" involves those customers who have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that requires a login (user name and password)
People often do not realize that setting up a WiFi system is entirely optional. Plug it in. Power it up. Connect using either Ethernet cable or the WiFi credentials printed on the product label (bottom of the case). Do not set anything. From the WiFi names that appear in my neighborhood, it is obvious that many of them have done exactly this.
I, personally, want the house WiFi to have the credentials (SSID/password) that I have been using for the past 20 years so that every WiFi device in the house will connect automatically. And... so that I can "go back" to the previous WiFi router and everything will again connect. That obviously requires configuring the system. I also like to assign specific IP addresses to devices (a bit OCD). And, I want to use specific DNS resolvers (Google and CloudFlare). etc. etc.
Most of the settings I want to change are not available in the Orbi 'app', so I am pretty much committed to the web interface.
- muusicmanOct 20, 2023AspirantAre you on Reddit by chance?
- CrimpOnOct 20, 2023Guru - Experienced User
muusicman wrote:
Are you on Reddit by chance?I have a login, but log into Reddit very seldom. Never to look at Orbi topics.
- muusicmanOct 20, 2023AspirantOk well. I was thinking it’s easier for me to chat 1 on 1 than to wait for a message lol. I’m very nervous about doing this. Thought if you could talk me through it as I do it.