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Locutus66
May 08, 2020Follower
Netgear Armor
Having an issue turning off Netgear Armor. All instructions received tell me that I must do it from the Orbi App on my smartphone. Each time I try to disable Armor the app times out and gives me th...
CrimpOn
May 08, 2020Guru - Experienced User
If the "app" is unable to remove Armor, I know of only one "sure fire" way to banish it: Perform a "Factory Reset":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMw4ePACgc4
Then set the Orbi up from scratch and be very careful to turn down Armor every time Orbi wants you to activate it. I have a test Orbi that is not connected to the Internet, and every time I power it up and access it, the web interface tries to push Armor and Circle on me. My guess is when (if?) I finally connect it to the internet, my "no means no" will get registered somewhere in Netgear Orbi Land and it will quit asking (until the next time I do a Factory Reset).