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AmitR
NETGEAR Employee Retired
May 07, 2018

OrbiOS 2.1.4 + Homekit

We’ve been monitoring issues that some users have experienced on OrbiOS 2.1.4 with Apple Homekit.  In response, to those customers, we’re releasing firmware that provides a temporary work around to c...
Troubleshooting
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cheshbr
Apprentice
May 11, 2018

I have installed the temporary FW version  2.1.4.10_0430_dbg, links below, which fixed my system.  I have several Lifx globes that became unresponsive in the two upgrades since FW V2earlier FW upgrades.1.2.18.  

After installing the FW linked below, my system is now sttable and working as it should, including wired backhaul

 

Note.  These links are for the RBR50 and RBS50.

 

RBR50:
Download link: http://files.netgear-support.com/go/?a=d&i=EjBr71Dbxr

RBS50:
Download link: http://files.netgear-support.com/go/?a=d&i=L2VwBr87ac

Firmware version: 2.1.4.10_0430_dbg

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Sdiver2489
Apprentice
May 11, 2018
cheshbr wrote:

I have installed the temporary FW version  2.1.4.10_0430_dbg, links below, which fixed my system.  I have several Lifx globes that became unresponsive in the two upgrades since FW V2earlier FW upgrades.1.2.18.  

After installing the FW linked below, my system is now sttable and working as it should, including wired backhaul

 

Note.  These links are for the RBR50 and RBS50.

 

RBR50:
Download link: http://files.netgear-support.com/go/?a=d&i=EjBr71Dbxr

RBS50:
Download link: http://files.netgear-support.com/go/?a=d&i=L2VwBr87ac

Firmware version: 2.1.4.10_0430_dbg

Hm...this sounds promising...where did this firmware come from? I would definitely like to try it but just want some input from Netgear on what this was designed to fix. If it has something to do with connectivity from 2.4GHz devices then I am extremely hopeful this will fix my last issue!