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Could you please advice on the best procedure for upgrade from Xfinity Cable modem to Orbi CBR40 minimizing service outage. I expect outage when xfinity cable modem when incomming coax cable is swit...
yisorbi wrote:
Could you please advice on the best procedure for upgrade from Xfinity Cable modem to Orbi CBR40 minimizing service outage.
What does Xfinity say? It is responsible for the switch.
When it comes to changing the hardware at your end, it should take a few minutes.
You have posted your message in the section of this community given over to General WiFi Routers (Non-Nighthawk). (This is easily done, given Netgear's impenetrable community structure.)
As to the other questions, you might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers about your hardware, in the appropriate section for your device. That's probably here:
Orbi with Built-in Cable Modem - NETGEAR Communities
You can also visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
and feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
It will also have any software, firmware and drivers for your device.