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mrfranc
Dec 25, 2020Apprentice
Orbi RBR50 Router Firmware Version V2.7.2.102
A new Router Firmware Version V2.7.2.102 installed automatically during the night. So far so good!
FURRYe38
Dec 29, 2020Guru - Experienced User
When you factory reset your Orbi with v102 loaded were you not offered any Circle support after the setup wizard completed? I noticed that Circle isn't present, however i didn't factory reset and setup from scratch and have applied FW updates with out resetting so I don't know if the Circle over lay pop up may already be disabled from prior configuration settings.
I see Armor on the home screen but its disabled...
At least here is Access Controls:
CrimpOn wrote:Some observations:
- The Armor "popup overlay" has an almost invisible line in tiny blue text on a blue background offering a choice to "Not remind me any more about Armor." I clicked it, got a message saying "Preference Saved", and the Armor offer no longer pops up. (It may come back, or not. Won't know until it does.)
- This 2.7.2.102 version appears to have no Parental Controls options. At least, I cannot find a menu entry anywhere with that title. Nor has an offer for Parental Controls popped up (yet). Somehow, I got the impression that Netgear was "rolling their own" version of Parental Controls. If they have, I see no sign of it.
p.s. This 2.7.2.102 is running on my "Spare Orbi" which I bought on eBay to experiment with Voxel's Orbi firmware. Which is amazing, but not being in the US, he has decided to stick with the "worldwide" Orbi firmware. In the coming days, I may reset the spare to factory, load the configuration from the primary Orbi, and swap them. Since I never found a spare satellite, I'm reluctant to "take the plunge" until all the details are worked out and I have some time to myself.
CrimpOn
Dec 29, 2020Guru - Experienced User
FURRYe38 wrote:When you factory reset your Orbi with v102 loaded were you not offered any Circle support after the setup wizard completed? I noticed that Circle isn't present, however i didn't factory reset and setup from scratch and have applied FW updates with out resetting so I don't know if the Circle over lay pop up may already be disabled from prior configuration settings.
Correct. I just now did a Factory Reset on v2.7.2.102. The setup Wizard dumped me off to Netgear to register the Orbi and offered a selection of things to sign up for, including Parental Controls.
When I went back to the actual Orbi, I got the popup advertising the Orbi "app" and the overlay offering Armor (which I declined), but NO mention of any Parental Controls.
- FURRYe38Dec 29, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Thanks for confirming CrimpOn
Now we know for sure.
CrimpOn wrote:Correct. I just now did a Factory Reset on v2.7.2.102. The setup Wizard dumped me off to Netgear to register the Orbi and offered a selection of things to sign up for, including Parental Controls.
When I went back to the actual Orbi, I got the popup advertising the Orbi "app" and the overlay offering Armor (which I declined), but NO mention of any Parental Controls.