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Procedure for Factory reset of RBS850
Hi all, I am just doing some maintenance on my RBR850/RBS850s (2) system, to factory reset them since it's been a long time. Yesterday I did a factory reset on the router and manually re-entered any ...
Did you try the 2nd RBS with the 1st RBS turned OFF?
Try selecting Generate Backhaul Password on the RBRs web page Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings. Then press the sync button on the RBS then on the RBR or walk thru the Add Satellite feature on the RBRs web UI.
Hmm. Not so good with second RBS850. No matter what I do, I press the reset hole, I get the amber blinking light, but it always ends up blue on the front, and connected to the router again! It never goes to solid white. I have tried all kinds of combinaitons of power off/on, manual sync with router then reset it keeps coming up with blue light, sync status "Good". Why won't it factory reset? Is there another way to factory reset a satellite?
EDIT/UPDATE: I brought up the router admin web page, and there the satellite's name was reset to the default "Orbi Satellite-1" or something similar.
Did you try the 2nd RBS with the 1st RBS turned OFF?
Try selecting Generate Backhaul Password on the RBRs web page Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings. Then press the sync button on the RBS then on the RBR or walk thru the Add Satellite feature on the RBRs web UI.