NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.

Forum Discussion

SweetCaboose's avatar
SweetCaboose
Aspirant
Nov 06, 2025

How To Update Sat FW BEFORE Adding

I have an RBRE +2 RBSE Satellites. I'm trying to add a third RBSE satellite with no luck. I can't find any information on how to make sure its firmware is up to date without it already being part of the network, and if it was already part of the network, this wouldn't be an issue. The best advice I've seen is to roll back the firmware on the RBRE to match what's on the RBSE, but I have no idea what FW is currently on the RBSE. 

How do I either update the firmware or find out what firmware it has? 

not listed

6 Replies

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 08, 2025

    The primary difference is that the User Manual for the 950 and 960 products states that the Satellite Self Service page will appear at IP 192.168.1.250, but this guide states it will appear in an entirely different IP subnet, 192.168.10.250.  This means that a computer must be set to a static IP address in the 192.1168.10.x subnet.

     

    https://www.google.com/search?client=opera&q=set+macbook+ethernet+port+to+static+ip&sourceid=opera&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:0080d072,vid:_nLrN1RBeW0,st:0

    • SweetCaboose's avatar
      SweetCaboose
      Aspirant
      Nov 07, 2025

      Yes, 960.

       

      Thank you for the guide. Do you know if there’s a version for Mac?

  • SweetCaboose's avatar
    SweetCaboose
    Aspirant
    Nov 07, 2025

     

    Thank you! No luck, though. Am I doing this part right?

    When I put 192.168.1.250 into the browser, it just tells me I'm not connected to the internet.

     

     

  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 07, 2025

    This technique appears to provide access to an RBSE satellite:

     

    Disconnect do a Factory Reset on the satellite (using that tiny 'rest' hole)

    Disconnect a computer/laptop with an Ethernet port from everything else. (not wired to anything. no active WiFi)

    Configure the Ethernet adapter to a Static IP in the IP subnet 192.168.1.x (anything except 192.168.1.250). Subnet mask 255.255.255.0

    Connect the computer/laptop to a LAN port on the satellite.

    Open a web browser and open the web site 192.168.1.250.

    The satellite web interface should appear and display the current firmware release.

    (if credentials are requested, they should be "admin" and "password")

     

    Please post if this works for you.