New - RBR750 / RBS750 Firmware Version v4.6.7.5 Released

FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 12, 2022
v.5 was meant to bring more stability to 7 series users since there has been lots of problems since v4.x FW first came out last year. Users have seen better results with v.5 after it's been loaded. It's up to you to use it or not.
- EvilHomer80
  Star
  Mar 12, 2022
  The latest V4.6.7.5 has been much much better for me. It might be beta but I'd personally highly recommend using it. For me it has made the Orbi usable. I still wouldn't buy another Orbi after the 6 months of hassle prior but it was a financial investment.
  
  I have had a couple of times where the internet appears to slow down, about half speed, but I haven't been able to pin it back to the Orbi. I also had my doorbell go offline multiple times this morning, but its location and the location I need to put router and satellites mean it gets the weakest signal. It also hadn't dropped for about a month before that, so it could have been a bit of a glitch or some interference outside.
  
  It does give me a headache with the layout though and its another thing worth playing with. I bought the 753, not because my house is big, but its awkward with an extension. In the extension I placed a satellite, then the router in the main location and another satellite upstairs since its 3 stories. However it happened that the living room was right in the middle of the router and a satellite. Devices were hopping too easily between the two. My Orbi RBR50 had an option to slow hopping between nodes (turning off fast switching) but the 7 series does not seem to have an option and I've no idea what parameters it uses. Ideally I'd still have 3 nodes, but actually 2 seems to be working really well. I had to move the main router so it could cover extension reliably but since I only use Orbi as an access point this wasn't too much hassle.
  
  What I would highly recommend if troubleshooting wifi issues is get WIFI Explorer (Mac) or equivalent. It tells me the signal strength of each node regardless of what I'm connected to (and highlights the node I'm on). Installed on a laptop you can walk to each area of the home, put the laptop down and watch what is happening with strength, which node its using, how close in strength other nodes are etc. This made it A LOT easier to fix.
  - EvilHomer80
    Star
    Mar 12, 2022
    Also note another benefit of having WIFI Explorer is it will show you on a graph every time a nodes connection completely drops. Prior to the V4.6.7.5 firmware all nodes would regularly completely drop. It was for a second or so, but that's enough to interrupt anything that needs a real time connection like Zoom, other work applications and some peer to peer games as it would cause a reconnect
- Foo42
  Aspirant
  Mar 13, 2022
  Thank you for clarifying. I will give it a try because some iOS and macOS devices suddenly loose connections especially from one satellite (i got three, the one most gar away from the router is the problematic). I will follow the instructions on updating (factory reset, …).
  
  Best regards

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New - RBR750 / RBS750 Firmware Version v4.6.7.5 Released