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Xmk123
Tutor
Aug 30, 2021
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RBR850/RBS850 4.6.3.9 Firmware problem

RBR850 in AP mode After updating to 4.6.3.9 (rbr850 and rbs850 s) lost CONNECTION (wireless) to my two satellites (RBS850). Tried wired (backbone), works. Switched to router mode all fine (wireless a...
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    Xmk123
    Aug 30, 2021
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FarmerBob1
Luminary
Aug 31, 2021

v223 in Router Mode after a 30-30-30 reset. Things have been relatively smooth. I'm still recovering from the Home Automation implosion that resulted from the last RBR failure. 

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FURRYe38
Guru
Aug 31, 2021

I plan on factory resetting the RBS with a button press then turn them OFF. Then use the ERASE button on the RBRs web page to reset the RBR. 

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    FURRYe38
    Guru
    Sep 01, 2021

    So factory reset the system today. Bad behavoir seen on the RBS and syncing while in router mode. I could not get the RBR into AP mode as it would revert back to the main model section screen on the browser after selecting Ok on the information popup window. Tried two different computers and browsers. Not good. Sent to NG for review. If nothing happens, I'll revert to v3. :smileyembarrassed:

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      FURRYe38
      Guru
      Sep 02, 2021

      So after yesterdays failure of configuring AP mode after doing a factory reset, I had unplugged the entire system and left it alone for 24 hours. I came back today and the request of NG to collect logs on what I had seen yesterday. Well, today, after pluging in the RBR and RBS, the RBS synced correctly to the RBR in router mode. Yesterday, had seen 1 RBS connect at 2.4Ghz and the other said it was "out of sync". Today, both synced at 5Ghz and status remained GOOD.Yesterday the web took me back to the Router/AP mode page and could never get the RBR to apply the AP node, Today I attempted to configure AP mode on the RBR and after selecting OK, the web page reported it was rebooting the router. Several minutes later the RBR was in AP mode, then the RBS began to blink WHITE then after than turned BLUE and then OFF. The RBS have been so far working for past 4 hours and I have yet to see the RBSauto  reboot or the front LED come on as I did the other nite. 

       

      Seems that a power OFF or complete pull of the power adapters for a period of time after the factory reset seems to have cleared the bad state that the RBR and RBS were in. The system seems to be running well now in AP mode, I'll montior this for next few days to see if anything re-appears. 

       

      Anyone seeing this odd behavior, Reset or not, pull the power adapters for at least 1 minute then plug back in as one additional step.