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I tried to activate the guest network on my 853 for the first time ever yesterday and the entire system crashed. Finally turned off the guest network but now the satellites won't connect again. They use the wireless backhaul. Did the dance of pushing the sync buttons but with no luck at all. Even tried moving on very close to the router and still no luck. What now?
Over three hours on the phone with Pro Support at Netgear and they finally have it up and running. Lost count of how many times we had to reset and wipe out and then use ethernet cables rather than wireless backhaul to get it to work. All good now, except they still don't have Armor working.
Just tried that on one of them. The app gets me to the screen of Detecting Satellites. I even move the one I want to connect into the same room with the router. During the process the white light is flashing on both the router and satellite. Then the screen comes back saying saellite not found and a color code chart for blue, amber or magenta. The satellite is still flashing white though.Just tried to pair again and now the light on the satefllite is soid blue during the process. But it still says satellite not found and end of process even though light is solid blue.
When I go into the browser it shows both satellites as being disconnected. I remove them, How do you connect them in the browser? I went through the process both in the app and in the browser and they will not connect. This is geting old 😞
I had the exact same problem with both satellites showing out of sync this morning and only half my devices showing as devices connected. When I disconnected the power from the satellites I lost internet on the devices that were wirelessly connected which leads me to believe the GUI interfaces for App and browser are showing incorrect information. Hard reset everything an hour ago and haven't checked the interface again.
Everything in the house appears to be connected to the main unit. The sats have now been removed and I cannot get them to connect from either app or browser. ARG !!!
What Firmware version is currently loaded? What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
Did you bring the RBS to the same room as the RBR and try to sync them while near the RBR one at a time?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft? What is the distance between the router and 📡 satellite(s)? 30 feet or more is recommended in between RBR and RBS📡 to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected.
Everything in the house appears to be connected to the main unit. The sats have now been removed and I cannot get them to connect from either app or browser. ARG !!!
Firmware is and has been when working v4.6.3.16_2.0.51
The ATT Gateway is a BGW210 and it is set up for pass thru with Wifi off, everything is working on ethernet ports from orbi just fine.
The satellite right now is in the same room about two feet from the 850 unit as tech support asked me to have. It was about 30 feet away and another about 50 feet away. Including garage house is around 5,000 sqft
Ok, so were you able to get them to sync FULLY while in same room as the RBR? If you can do this, wait for the front BLUE LED to turn OFF, then power them OFF then place back in same remote locations, they should re-connect and operate normally.
No they would not sync. I was on the phone with pro support for a long time trying all sorts of things and then the call got disconnected. He had my number but never called back. Very frustrating.
Ok, so were you able to get them to sync FULLY while in same room as the RBR? If you can do this, wait for the front BLUE LED to turn OFF, then power them OFF then place back in same remote locations, they should re-connect and operate normally.
Over three hours on the phone with Pro Support at Netgear and they finally have it up and running. Lost count of how many times we had to reset and wipe out and then use ethernet cables rather than wireless backhaul to get it to work. All good now, except they still don't have Armor working.
Sadly, support is who you need to go through for Armor.
To get a hold of support for subscriptions services like Armor/Circle, click on "MyNetgear" at the top. Register an account (or login) and then the device. From there you can start the support process. Click on: My Support---->Contact Support---->Get help with my subscription service
Over three hours on the phone with Pro Support at Netgear and they finally have it up and running. Lost count of how many times we had to reset and wipe out and then use ethernet cables rather than wireless backhaul to get it to work. All good now, except they still don't have Armor working.
Thanks so much. Dealing with their support, even the pro support has been nothing but frustration. Half the time I can barely understand their broken english. Today I got a guy that seemed good, I even made sure he had my number in case we got disconnected. After about an hour the connection broke and he never called me back. Then I had a woman who was even better, finally. I think we went through everything possible on both satellites over almost three hours. She finally got it to work, hope I never have this issue again after spending this much money on this gear.
