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mnichollsuk917
Aug 12, 2021Aspirant
RBK752 - Awesome but disconnects on facetime a lot
Hey all Firstly, i love my RBK752! The router & Satellite have transformed the WIFI in my house but there is one odd issue My iPhone doesn’t like it, it seems to be ok when my iPhone (11 pro m...
mnichollsuk917
Dec 13, 2021Aspirant
I did wonder if it was the AX on 5GHZ that I should turn off rather than the 2.4?
mnichollsuk917
Dec 13, 2021Aspirant
Just reading about AX, is this fundamental for WiFi 6? What functionality is lost with this setting disabled? Thank you
- FURRYe38Dec 13, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Yes test both frequencies with disabling AX mode and see if this resolves the disconnects.
Others have reported this as well.
- mnichollsuk917Dec 14, 2021AspirantIt seems to disconnect less but I have just been on a FaceTime call and it disconnected even though AX is disabled on both frequencies- next idea please 😊
- mnichollsuk917Dec 14, 2021AspirantHi have had 3 WiFi disconnections on FaceTime / iPhone this morning. I have been working from home and work laptop is fine, really does seem an iPhone related problem - any other ideas please?
- FURRYe38Dec 14, 2021Guru - Experienced User
You may need to factory reset the system and power the system OFF as well.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6-AX-and-WiFi-6E-AXE/New-RBR850-RBS850-Firmware-Version-4-6-3-16-Released/m-p/2150287/highlight/true#M21560
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6-AX-and-WiFi-6E-AXE/New-RBR850-RBS850-Firmware-Version-4-6-3-16-Released/m-p/2150391/highlight/true#M21575
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-WiFi-6-AX-and-WiFi-6E-AXE/New-RBR850-RBS850-Firmware-Version-4-6-3-16-Released/m-p/2150417/highlight/true#M21579