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Satellite issue on orbi 6
Hi - I have an Orbi 6 RBR850 and two RBS850 satellites. All working fine for a year or so then had to do a factory reset of the entire system to fix a password issue. Now one satellite is wor...
Does the status on the RBS web page report GOOD or Config Sync or Out of Sync for either RBS?
Id you factory reset the RBS after you manually reloaded FW?
You might try a reset on the RBS. When the Front LED pulsates WHITE, turn them OFF. Go to the RBRs web page and select Remove.Reboot the RBR then power ON the RBS. I would hit the sync button on the RBS then RBR and see if the re-sync will take. When the RBS front LED turns BLUE then OFF, see if the web page is accessible using the RBRs web log in info.
Do you have any special characters in the admin password?
RBR is on V3.2.18.1 (as are/were both RBS)
Just managed to manually reupload 3.2.18.1 to the problem satellite but no good
Does the status on the RBS web page report GOOD or Config Sync or Out of Sync for either RBS?
Id you factory reset the RBS after you manually reloaded FW?
You might try a reset on the RBS. When the Front LED pulsates WHITE, turn them OFF. Go to the RBRs web page and select Remove.
Reboot the RBR then power ON the RBS. I would hit the sync button on the RBS then RBR and see if the re-sync will take. When the RBS front LED turns BLUE then OFF, see if the web page is accessible using the RBRs web log in info.
Do you have any special characters in the admin password?
Looks like that did it!
Key was rebooting the RBR in between removing/factory reset of the RBS before adding it back. Bizarrely it still remembered the new satellite name but I'm taking the W.
Thanks for the invaluable help!
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Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/000062080/How-do-I-back-up-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Orbi-WiFi-System
Enjoy.