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RBK853 3.2.16.6 firmware delete wifi password
Since I updated my RBK853 firmware to 3.2.16.6 If I change ANY setting via webbrowser. Orbi wifi will became "insecure" meaning you can connect to my Wifi SSID without password. To remedy this i...
What browser are you using? Try Edge, IE11 or Opera or Safari. Ive not had any problems with v6 FW.
How was the FW updated, thru the orbi app or RBRs web page or did you manually download the FW files and apply them? I prefer to manually download FW files and apply them directly to the RBS then RBR. Then factory reset. Press the reset button for 15 seconds then release. Walk thru the setup wizard with a wired PC and web browser.
I used Chrome(PC/MAC), Edge(PC), Safari(MAC) with all extension disabled including adblocks, also cleared cookies, cache..etc
Result is all the same.
I use manual update, the firmware directly downloaded from Netgear support page.
I update the satellites first then update the router, as advise by support page.
I can only manually update the firmware as my RBK853 are in AP mode. They cannot check for new firmware themselves.
And then run a factory reset after the update?
So you change back to router mode or do the factory reset and setup from scratch, just leaving in router mode, can you make changes while in router mode?
Something is off if you can't make any changes while in AP mode. Though I haven't tested AP mode as of yet. Should matter though.
Yes, once I did a factory reset it will revert back to Router mode, I had to factory reset using the hardware reset button in order to fix the issue I had. If a do factory reset via GUI, it won't work.
Like I mention, if I did a hardware factory reset and setup all over, it works.
But if I change any settings via GUI afterward, it will loopback to the issue I have initially then I have to factory reset again.
It does not relate to what setting cause this, as long as I change any settings while in AP mode, it has the chance to mess up.