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New - RBR850 / RBS850 Firmware Version v4.6.7.5 Released
No Release Notes at this time. I'll see if I can get some.
Download Link:
Firmware Update Instructions:
To update your product’s firmware, follow the instructions in your product’s user manual.
To find your user manual, visit https://www.netgear.com/support/,
enter your model number in the search box, and click the Documentation button on the product page.
If you manually update, be sure to update the RBS first, then RBR lastly.
NOTE: Update the RBS first, then the RBR lastly. After the FW files are loaded and the RBS and RBR are ready, power OFF the RBS and RBR for 2 minutes then back ON.
Unplug the power adapters from the power wall outlet.
A factory reset maybe needed if problems are encountered:
https://kb.netgear.com/31486/How-do-I-reset-my-Orbi-system-to-factory-default-settings
This article applies to:
RBK852
RBK853
RBK854
RBR850
RBS850
Let us know how it works for you.
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Thanks for posting. Let us know on the release notes...I'm nervous to do another upgrade since the 4.6.6.11 has been solid for me thus far after months of fustration.
How long will it take for this to show up in the mobile app (not there as an option now) to update natively vs download and update?
Don't know. This version of FW is mainly to get users up and running better due to all the problems and complaints users have been discussing. Were hoping this new version brings stability and better operation to all. I persume NG will publish this or something later. NG is looking for some feedback on this from the community.
Currently users can manually download and manually install the FW. Links in the 1st post give information on how to update FW on the RBS then the RBR.
cdp1276 wrote:
How long will it take for this to show up in the mobile app (not there as an option now) to update natively vs download and update?
Understand but I think this is a key distinction to update the FW in the way 95% of NG customers will, which is more automated through the app and even the https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbr850.aspx#download official support page doesn't show this version yet.
Thanks for this. I felt a bit nervous about trying as the 4.6.6... had been so good, but decided to do my part in testing. The install was very smooth. I think they have definitely improved the wireless links between router and satellites. I'm getting faster throughput than before. So far so good.
Good to hear. Keep an eye on things. :smileywink:
Thanks for the heads up FURRYe38 , I upgraded like an hour ago, so far no issues, but that's too early to tell lol. Let's see how it goes once I start streaming 4K HDR later on today and in the days ahead.
I upgraded the Satellite first, Then the main unit. Then I power cycled everything by powering off the Satellite, then the main unit, then my Comcast XB7 gateway (In that order). I then waited like 4 minutes and proceeded to do the reverse and turn everything back on.
Cheers!
Thanks for the material FURRYe38. I went ahead and installed the FW on an RBR853 system using the standard procedures; RBS followed by the RBR. After unplugging everything for two minutes I went ahead using the standard power on sequence. So far it appears the settings under the Advanced/Wireless section have stayed user defined. The installation process was seamless but the satellites appeared to take longer to connect than previously experienced but I did not time it to confirm. I'll let everyone know how it goes.
Has this offically been forced, I mean released, to all users?
I honestly don't want to take the time to mess with this until an official release is provided.
- Not officially in production so if your system is working without issues then it's probably best not to beta test.
McLong wrote:the satellites appeared to take longer to connect than previously experienced but I did not time it to confirm.
I also noticed this: the "blinking white" phase of the satellite sync seemed to last much longer than before on both of my satellites, although they're working fine now that's completed.
No problems to report so far. The Device Summary screen on orbilogin.com is wildly inaccurate - it's reporting a lot of my devices as Wired when I know they're not - but that's nothing new, it's not worked properly on any Orbi firmware I've tried and it's not something I use regularly anyway.
Things fine after about 12 hours. The only thing (that may or may not be related to updating to this version) is one of my satellites went out of sync overnight. I resynced manualy and now it is fine. This particular satellite had real problems with an earlier firmware but was totally fine after a 30/30/30 reset and then later upgrading to 4.6.6.X after - this was a satellite that was "added on", i.e. I had bought a two pack and then added this one on as an extra and I think that has always made it slightly problematic.
The URL to download that firmware is not an official netgear one: it is a file shared through SalesForce.com hence probably only aimed at specific customers (either as something experimental or fixing a user-specific issue, ...hoping that it is not a hack).
I find the thread very interesting but I am personally definitely not going to try to setup that firmware without having some officialization by NetGear first. Up to you.Thanks for the files across the two threads for each product line. Diving in. You offer solutions vs conspiracy theories of employment alignment. Thank you for being helpful and mature.
Updated last night from 4.6.6.11 that had been rock solid. Did a dirty upgrade and did not power either router or Satelite off after upgrade.
Lost satelite and needed to reboot everything. It appears that the mesh is not working as well in this firmware. It has not picked up some of the nearest clients-
Everything else appears to be working correctly
This might be a regression: if I go to the control panel for each of the satellites by typing their IP addresses into a web browser, the satellite that is connected wirelessly displays "Unknown" for the name of each of its connected devices. The wired satellite displays the devices' names correctly. I've rebooted the wireless satellite and it's displaying the same behaviour.
Note that this doesn't seem to be affecting the operation of those devices, they are still connected and working correctly.
My other observation so far is devices seem more reluctant to connect to that specific wireless satellite than they were on 4.6.6.11. Might be just a temporary thing but there definitely seems to have been a change in behaviour there.
Both satellites and the main router have been updated to 4.6.7.5 and the system has been powered down and rebooted following the upgrade.
I had same issue after initial update. What I did was make sure everything was up and running and then did a power reboot via the Orbi app and when everything came back up, all devices showed up like they should.
It's recommended that a power OFF for 1 minute then back ON with the RBS and RBR after a FW update at least.
After the system is online, try a reboot of the RBR to see if clients will connect to the RBS. Again, it's up to clients to pick and choose where they connect too.
NGSvensk wrote:
Updated last night from 4.6.6.11 that had been rock solid. Did a dirty upgrade and did not power either router or Satelite off after upgrade.
Lost satelite and needed to reboot everything. It appears that the mesh is not working as well in this firmware. It has not picked up some of the nearest clients-
Everything else appears to be working correctly
Satelite on this firmware was / is not working as well as on 4.6.6.11.
Would not pick up clients that are very close and then some clients it did find, it dropped them.
Decided to do a factory reset and power off for 5 minutes or so and then set it up fresh.
I will update on if this makes a difference.
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What is the distance between the router and 📡 satellite(s)?
What happens if you set transmit power to 50% on the RBR?
NGSvensk wrote:
Satelite on this firmware was / is not working as well as on 4.6.6.11.
Would not pick up clients that are very close and then some clients it did find, it dropped them.
Decided to do a factory reset and power off for 5 minutes or so and then set it up fresh.
I will update on if this makes a difference.
any chance we'll see an update for the RBR20? to get off of firmware 2.7.3.22?
Netgear has set up a community forum specifically for the Orbi AC products. Most of the people who watch that forum are more likely to have experience with Orbi and know how to work it better than those of us who follow this router forum. Might be more likely to find someone who has a solution if the question is posted there:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/bd-p/OrbiAnd you posted as well:
Please use this link to the main forum product list to review and choose where to make your posts.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/NETGEAR-Forum/ct-p/en-netgear
Thank you.
toto123 wrote:
any chance we'll see an update for the RBR20? to get off of firmware 2.7.3.22?
Firmware Version: V4.6.7.5_2.1.7
dumaos: v3.0.410
seal: v2.1.5.21-0
seal_services: v2.1.5.9-0
armor-bd: v2.2.100.3
spc-circle: v3.25.0.2
CPU Load: 10.96%
Memory Usage(Used/Total): 332 MB/874 MBSystem Uptime: 2 days 05:01:09
No issues seen thus far. Going to connect the RBS via ethernet and see how the do now:
