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Most Stable Orbi Configuration
Orbi Model: RBK53 V2 (with additional satellite i.e 3 Satellites and 1 Router) Firmware Version: 2.5.1.16 (Updated Manually) I have replaced my NightHawk system with Orbi Mesh System couple of months back and since then have tried different settings to arrive at the most stable Orbi configuration. Here's what I have found to have worked for me and system has been fairly stable with below configurations - 01. Enable Implicit Beamforming, MU-MIMO and WMM. 02. Daisy Chain - Activate if more than 2 satellite. 03. Fast Roaming - Disable 04. Armor - Optional (Negligible impact on performance) 05. Disable IPv6 06. Enable 20/40Mhz Coexistence 07. Logs - Untick logging of DoS attacks and Port scans 08. Channel 1 for 2.4 Ghz and Channel 36 for Ghz 09. Guest Network - Disabled 10. Remote Management - Disabled 11. Static IP Address for all Satellites and connected devices Let me know what's your configuration and if tweaking any other setting has helped you achieve better performance and stable Wifi. Issues observed: 1. My phone disconnects and reconnects while roaming in the mesh Wifi network. This is specific to my phone only and other devices are working fine. 2. Orbi app shows wrong network Map 3. Orbi app takes time to detect network and product
Armor on Orbi questions (activation issues and another question)
Hey gang, Just upgraded my Orbi to the latest firmware and, when I try to activate Armor, I keep getting the error message "Device is off-line" (see screenshot). What I've done so far: 1. Power cycled the Orbi (pulled power cable, waited 10 seconds, and plugged it back in) 2. Tried accessing on different iOS devices I'm reluctant to do a factory reset because I also have Circle running and it can be a pain getting it back up after a reset. Has anyone successfully gotten Armor working on their Orbi? If so, what did you do? Is anyone running Armor AND Circle on the same device? Thanks, evilAnyone else want a refund for the Orbi that Netgear is slowly bricking via Forced Firmware?
So in the past day since updating to the latest firmware, my devices are losing connectivity 2-5 times per hour. What in the world did you guys do? Send out firmware to basically brick our $400 router? I have spent too much time wasted trying to get my Orbi router fixed in the past few days, than all my other routers in the last 15 years combined. I would just like a refund. I feel like you guys are purposefully making this router worse with each and every firmware update. I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one that wants a refund for this router, that was once the best to being a pure joke. Even your app seems to be glitchy as ever lately. Can we all get a refund please?
