Hi I wonder if someone can offersome help? When my RSB50Y is on V2.6.2.40 my main network and guest network are fine, but as soon as it auto updates to V2.6.2.104 I have a new OPEN unsecured ssid broadcasting from only my RBS50Y called NETGEAR-GUEST. It is not being broadcast for my RBR50 router or any of my other satellites, which are all running the latest firmware. I have tried and successfully used telnet change all the update lines to =0 on both the RBR50 and the RBS50Y. I have downgrade V2.6.2.40 to but it updates again before it configs on the router. When log-on on the new unsecured ssid, I do not have access to the internet, but can see the IP addresses of other items on my network Thanks in advance for any help

This is just so different from my experience. Although I do not have an RBS50Y, I recently spent all afternoon loading various firmware on an Orbi router (about 10 versions if I recall correctly). Although it would complain when the upload version was "older" than what was on the router, every single time the router rebooted with the version I had manually loaded.

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Is 2.6.2.40 a Typo? On the RBS50Y Download page, I see: 2.6.2.104 (Orbi mode for Orbi)2.3.5.32 (Orbi mode for Orbi)and in the Previous Firmware section there is2.6.1.40 (Orbi mode for Orbi) Do I understand that after a Manual Update, when you access the RBS50Y web interface (by IP address), it does not show the firmware that was manually loaded, but instead shows 2.6.2.104?

Yes sorry should be 2.6.1.40 (Orbi mode for Orbi) No the firmware does downgradge to 2.6.1.40 but when I reboot the system the router shows it has updated back to 2.6.2.104. Thanks for your reply and much needed correction.

Be sure that the guest network enable and enable guest network broadcast are uncheck on the RBR unit. Has a factory reset been performed on the entire orbi system after last FW update?

NETGEAR-GUEST wifi SSID broadcast from RBS50Y although this SSID is not set up on my RBR50 Router

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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 24, 2021
Is 2.6.2.40 a Typo? On the RBS50Y Download page, I see:

2.6.2.104 (Orbi mode for Orbi)
2.3.5.32 (Orbi mode for Orbi)
and in the Previous Firmware section there is
2.6.1.40 (Orbi mode for Orbi)

Do I understand that after a Manual Update, when you access the RBS50Y web interface (by IP address), it does not show the firmware that was manually loaded, but instead shows 2.6.2.104?
- Rob-
  Aspirant
  Apr 24, 2021
  Yes sorry should be 2.6.1.40 (Orbi mode for Orbi)
  
  No the firmware does downgradge to 2.6.1.40 but when I reboot the system the router shows it has updated back to 2.6.2.104.
  
  Thanks for your reply and much needed correction.
  - CrimpOn
    Guru - Experienced User
    Apr 24, 2021
    Rob- wrote:
    Yes sorry should be 2.6.1.40 (Orbi mode for Orbi)
    No the firmware does downgradge to 2.6.1.40 but when I reboot the system the router shows it has updated back to 2.6.2.104.
    The manual firmware upload is being done directly on the RBS50Y web interface, correct?
    i.e. connecting the web browser directly to the RBS50Y by IP address, not connecting to the router?
FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 24, 2021
Be sure that the guest network enable and enable guest network broadcast are uncheck on the RBR unit.
Has a factory reset been performed on the entire orbi system after last FW update?

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NETGEAR-GUEST wifi SSID broadcast from RBS50Y although this SSID is not set up on my RBR50 Router