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MasonReed
Aspirant
Apr 02, 2025

Manual update router updates satellites?

I have the RBR750 and two RBS750 satellites. I just performed a manual update on the RBR750 router, by uploading the chk file (7.2.7.15). When it restarted, I opened the two satellite web pages, and ...
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 02, 2025
MasonReed wrote:

I have the RBR750 and two RBS750 satellites. I just performed a manual update on the RBR750 router, by uploading the chk file (7.2.7.15). When it restarted, I opened the two satellite web pages, and they had been updated.

You are one lucky dude.  As Phyber remarked, the recommended practice is to manually update satellites first and the router last.  Perhaps the Automatic Firmware Update option was enabled and caused the satellites to be updated without specific action on your part.

 

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MasonReed
Aspirant
Apr 07, 2025

I don't know how that happened. I am kinda guessing that the satellites are reporting incorrectly, or the router is reporting them incorrectly. The auto update is turned off. I did not tick the satellite tickbox on the router update page.

 

Anyway, I just manually updated the satellites, just in case. I will update satellites first from here on.