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New RBR850 / RBS850 Firmware Version 4.6.3.16 Released
Security Fixes:
- Fixes security vulnerabilities.
For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixes the issue where the speed test shows incorrect results.
Download Link: vhttps://www.netgear.com/support/product/rbk852.aspx#download
RBR850: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK852/RBR850-V4.6.3.16.zip
RBS850: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK852/RBS850-V4.6.3.16.zip
Note: If the router firmware is updated to this firmware version, you can’t rollback to the previous firmware version.
Last Updated:09/17/2021
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.
https://kb.netgear.com/000037217/How-do-I-check-and-manually-upgrade-the-firmware-on-my-Orbi-satelli...
https://kb.netgear.com/31573/How-do-I-manually-upgrade-firmware-on-my-Orbi-router-using-orbilogin-co...
NOTE: 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.
This article applies to:
RBK852
RBK853
RBK854
RBR850
RBS850
Let us know how it works for you.
316 Replies
RBK852 - I am still dealing with router dropping connection. All hardwired devices go down. This has been a big issue over the last year and tech support has done nothing to fix it. Purchased new RBK852 as other was over 1.5 yrs old (out of warranty) and was very unstable. Installed new Router and worked fine for a few days and then drops connection several times a day. I am not happy having to spend $$$$ and have constant disconnects. Seriously considering send this back and going with a nother mfr. System was rock solid until a certain FW and nothing but problems ever since
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
You may need to factory reset the system and power the system OFF as well.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6-AX-and-WiFi-6E-AXE/New-RBR850-RBS850-Firmware-Version-4-6-3-16-Released/m-p/2150287/highlight/true#M21560
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6-AX-and-WiFi-6E-AXE/New-RBR850-RBS850-Firmware-Version-4-6-3-16-Released/m-p/2150391/highlight/true#M21575
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6-AX-and-WiFi-6E-AXE/New-RBR850-RBS850-Firmware-Version-4-6-3-16-Released/m-p/2150417/highlight/true#M21579Others have reporting having many odd issues with the current released version of FW. You can try this and see if this helps any:
It's only for the RBR. I have it loaded on mine currently and not seeing any problems since I loaded in 10 days ago.
Someone posted this as well for both RBR and RBS. I have not had a chance to load and try it out yet:
dkelling wrote:
RBK852 - I am still dealing with router dropping connection. All hardwired devices go down. This has been a big issue over the last year and tech support has done nothing to fix it. Purchased new RBK852 as other was over 1.5 yrs old (out of warranty) and was very unstable. Installed new Router and worked fine for a few days and then drops connection several times a day. I am not happy having to spend $$$$ and have constant disconnects. Seriously considering send this back and going with a nother mfr. System was rock solid until a certain FW and nothing but problems ever since
I had to go back to the Orbi, as an accident caused my main Asus router to get damaged. I was still on the 4.6.5.14 firmware when I reinstalled it and it was absolutely no better than the official release. It may have even been worse, as I'm was also having problems affecting my wired devices.
Randomly, one of the ports on the Orbi will start to only negotiate at 100Mbps, instead of 1Gbps. When this happens, the only solution is to unplug the router for at least a minute. Less than a minute and the problem will still be there the moment you power it back on. Simply resetting the router doesn't make any difference. On top of this, i'm was still getting wifi disconnects on various devices, with iPhones being the worst.
I went back to 3.2.18.223 and it was working flawlessly .... until it auto upgraded less than 2 days later. While it was running, there wasn't a single wifi drop on any device.
I'm staying on the official v4 firmware for now, as it at least doesn't have the ethernet problems. Now I need to decide if I'm going to keep waiting for a firmware that actually works or go and buy a new Asus router to replace the broken one.
I've been on 4.6.6.11 for about 24 hours and it's been much more stable so far. It has brought one new issue with it, where I can't enable wi-fi calling on mobile phones (both iOS and Android) without having them constantly dropping off wi-fi. The phones don't seem to have any issue staying connected when this feature is disabled.
Wi-fi calling worked fine on the Orbi with 3.2.18.233, as well as my Asus AiMesh configuration.
I've also started to have trouble with 4.6.6.11, but only on iPhones. All the iPhones in our house dropped off the network and started displaying a privacy warning in the network settings. It said that this wireless network is blocking encrypted DNS traffic. I hooked up an old router and that error went away.
I rebooted the RBR850 & RBS850, which didn't change anything. I've left the Orbi system up for now and manually configured Google DNS on the iPhones which has allowed them to join the network again. They refuse to join the network when using the router for DNS.
GoldenRetroGame wrote:I've also started to have trouble with 4.6.6.11, but only on iPhones. All the iPhones in our house dropped off the network and started displaying a privacy warning in the network settings. It said that this wireless network is blocking encrypted DNS traffic. I hooked up an old router and that error went away.
My iPhone displayed this privacy warning on 4.6.3.16 as well as 4.6.6.11. Forgetting the network then reconnecting makes the warning go away for a while, then it comes back.
However I've not had any problems with my iPhone otherwise, it's not dropped off the network at any point and the privacy warning doesn't seem to affect anything, so I've just ignored it for now.
Privacy warning only comes from the phone if the Private Address feature is disabled on the phone.
Garwoofoo wrote:
My iPhone displayed this privacy warning on 4.6.3.16 as well as 4.6.6.11. Forgetting the network then reconnecting makes the warning go away for a while, then it comes back. However I've not had any problems with my iPhone otherwise, it's not dropped off the network at any point and the privacy warning doesn't seem to affect anything, so I've just ignored it for now.
