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New - RBR850 / RBS850 Firmware Version 7.2.6.21 Released
New Features: 09/08/2023
Supports Separate SSID IoT network.
https://kb.netgear.com/000064267/How-do-I-enable-or-disable-the-Internet-of-things-IoT-network-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-6E-System https://...
Update went smooth, no issues so far.
Help!!!! this firmware update i am having some problem with.
I thought it was all going pretty straight forward, updated the satellites and then the router.
restart the router, got the white flashing light and then it went out, no blue light.
reset the router to factory settings and now it just flashs white light and then a fixed white light.
I tried putting an ethernet cable into the router to get back in to see what was up, but with no luck.
i have done all the usual stuff, restart the modem etc.
Any ideas?
This discussion started in Sept, 2023 and has now reached over 90 posts. It becomes really confusing to figure out what is going on when someone comes in at the end. How many of those previous 90+ posts are relevant to their situation?
It might be more productive to start a new conversation by stating what seems to be the problem.
Assuming this is the same Orbi 850 system from 2021, was it just now updated to firmware v7.2.6.21?
Page 10-11 of the user manual does not mention a blue light on the router.
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK852/RBK852_UM_EN.pdf
The LED flashing white and then going out appears to indicate "success".
If the router is Factory Reset again and allowed to power up, does the default WiFi signal appear?
(the one printed on the product label on the bottom of the router)
It is not clear what happened when attempting to use an Ethernet cable with the (router? satellite?)
ok i got it up late last night, everything up and running. 🙂
To be honest not entirely sure what got it going.
The only thing i noticed was that i was able to get the "routerlogin.com" to work and then it said it was changing the ip address to 10.0.0.1.
Was able to then configure it as before.
Thanks
The only thing recommended after the system was updated would have been powering OFF the RBS and RBR for one minute then back ON. Then observe. If problems were seen then a factory reset and setup from scratch would have been next step.
Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Dsteve wrote:
Help!!!! this firmware update i am having some problem with.
I thought it was all going pretty straight forward, updated the satellites and then the router.
restart the router, got the white flashing light and then it went out, no blue light.
reset the router to factory settings and now it just flashs white light and then a fixed white light.
I tried putting an ethernet cable into the router to get back in to see what was up, but with no luck.
i have done all the usual stuff, restart the modem etc.
Any ideas?
Hi,
I like to leave the update of my router to itself: when it informs me that there is an update. Strangely, for this update it still tells me that there is no new version of router firmware. Is it normal that for a such a long period of time, the servers for Europe - or where ever they really are - (I am living in Austria) are not making this update available for the users ?
This is a reasonable position. On the forum, a common saying is, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." Users who come to the forum because their system is not working correctly are usually encouraged to update the firmware because everyone who will try to help them has the newer firmware.
There appears to be no pattern for when firmware appears on the Firmware Update screen. The latest firmware for the RBR50 was released in Feb, 2023 and still does not appear. This version for the 750, 850 came out in Sept, 2023 and includes some major changes. One could imagine Netgear not wanting to rush people who are happy with their systems into a major change.
