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Firmware V2.3.1.44 Issues. RBK50 AC3000 with RBS40 Satellite
Hi team.
It seems alot of people are having issues with the recent firmware update. I only worked out I was having issues due to the Satellite placement in my house at the other end of the hou...
Ok, This worked for me on getting a RBS50 up to date from old FW that had never been connected. I turned on the RBS, let it do its thing. Don't sync it. Connect a LAN cable Pc to the back of the RBS. Just wait. Take a bit. 5 mintes maybe? If the RBS doesn't sync to anything then it's own DHCP mini server came online and my PC got an IP address, 192.168.1.something. I also saw the gate way IP address was 192.168.1.250, this meant that I could connect the RBSs web page at 192.168.1.250. Using a web browser the log in for the RBS web page came up. Default log in was admin and password for the PW. I was able to log in and manually send the FW update files I needed to get to v44.
You might try this is your RBS. Factory reset when you turn it on. Connect a PC to the back of the RBS. Be sure the PCs networking is set for auto obtain. Wait till you need your networking say you have an IP address, it does get one, try loging into 192.168.1.250.
Have the v44 FW update file at the ready.
I gave up. Nothing worked, not being able to factory reset put me over the edge. Have returned the additional satellite to one vendor and I may not even get my money back, with it only being 6 weeks old. I had the Router combo for 11 months. Same thing. I might not get anything back but not bothered.
Not sure if I should say this, but I got Google wi fi before I returned anything. Literally out of the box. 20 minute set up. 3 pack. No drama. Big house. No daisy chain. No auto update firm ware. No checking frequency, waiting for lights. No factory reset, no power on, power off. Reset this, reset that. How far away is this, how far away is that (NG supports fav question). Only thing Orbi has going for it is when it worked, it was great. The only thing letting it down is that Google Wi fi works just as well and its 100000x more simple.
If only NG didn't push out .44!!!!!
I wish everyone else luck with their systems and that they sort out the issues everyone has been talking about.