RBS850

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Manually install Firmware on Orbi Satellite

On most of the Orbi satellites, when the satellite is Factory Reset it will respond to a web connection on one of the LAN ports at IP address 192.168.1.250.

This creates an opportunity to manually load any version of firmware on the satellite (but it is not a trivial process!)

• Find the desired firmware on the Netgear support site.
• Download to a computer and unpack the zip file to extract the firmware image.
• Disconnect the computer and the satellite from everything else and connect them with an Ethernet cable.
• Set the computer to a Static IP address in the 192.168.1.1 LAN (anything besides 250 and 255.  I chose 191.168.1.1, subnet mask 255.255.255.0.
• Power up the satellite, hold the Reset Button (inside that tiny hole) until the Power LED begins to flash amber,  and wait a couple of minutes for it to activate. (I recommend wine.)
• On the computer, open a web browser to the IP address 192.168.1.250 (This may take several seconds to load)
• Log into the satellite home page (The credentials will be “admin” and “password”)
• Select the bottom menu item, Firmware Update.
• Navigate to the location where the firmware file is saved on the computer and select it.
• After the firmware loads, the computer will no longer be connected to the satellite.
• Restore the default situation: Remove the Ethernet cable. Change the computer back to the normal IP setting (DHCP) and connect it to the Orbi system.
• Connect a web browser to the Orbi web admin.
• Select the bottom menu item, Add Orbi Satellite.
• Go through the process using the Sync buttons, and “Voila”, the satellite should appear in the Attached Devices display.