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peggywarner
Sep 12, 2026Guide
What the heck does all this mean? "Dirty Install?"
What the heck does all this mean? "Dirty Install?" I am a 75-year old computer neophyte, and I wanted to see if the new Version 12 update for the Orbi 970 router was fine to install or is it full of...
- Sep 12, 2026
Thank you!
FURRYe38
Sep 13, 2026Guru - Experienced User
Glad you got it working. 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. 📡
peggywarner
Sep 13, 2026Guide
Thanks, I saved a copy of the settings.
By the way, I have a new Lenovo laptop that has Wifi 7 and this Orbi 970 router is supposed to have Wifi 7.
I looked up the Lenovo laptop on the Attached Devices tab and I expected to see Wifi 7 but instead I of Wifi 7, I saw 5GHz + 6GHz.
I'm not troubled, my computer is plenty fast enough for me. I'm just a bit confused.