Greetings Orbi Community, We are looking for a select group of Orbi Community members that are interested in beta testing current and upcoming Orbi firmware to help broaden our scope of use cases in real environments. We are kicking off this beta testing program with OrbiOS Rel. 2.2 that is currently available for testing. This release contains the following: Significant bug fixes for stability & performance Update on Guest WiFi Schedule usability Update as of 8/22/18: Upon further investigation the Guest WiFi Scheduling feature has been removed from this release as it requires further testing. We will reintroduce this feature in an upcoming release. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Please note: This Beta Firmware is available only for RBR50 & RBS50. Beta firmware for other Orbi systems will be available soon. If you’d like to participate and provide feedback in our Orbi Beta Firmware Community please post a reply to this topic with “I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community” or send a private message to Christian_R to be granted access. By requesting to participate, you agree to share your feedback strictly within the Orbi Beta Firmware Community. You will receive a private message once your username has been added as a participant. We look forward to working with you! Orbi Team

Hello RocketSquirrel, Thanks for the mention! Yes, we are still allowing new participants. If you don't mind please give me a few hours to process the new requests. I am also working to obtain an ETA on when the new firmware will be available for general availability. :-) Back in touch soon! Kind Regards,ChristineT

Jeremyinsf wrote: So, just curious - so many of us here "I would like to participate" - has anyone heard back from Netgear with a link or further instructions? Yes - recieved confirmation ASAP last week Thursday - the new Beta firmware has been very stable and seems promising from users that have had problems in the past.

ChristineT wrote: Greetings RocketSquirrel, Thank you for your interest in participating! Are there specific issues that you are experiencing that I can ask the engineering team to confirm has been fixed in this release? Thank you kindly, Christine Yes, ChristineT, a couple of issues. Thanks for asking. 1. Setting up wired backhaul is a long, frustrating process. Instructions imply it should "just work", but users (including me) have experienced network storms and long waits for stabilization before wired backhaul begins to work. 2. Wired Orbis tend not to recover after a power glitch, bringing down the entire LAN. They require tender loving care and quite a bit of time to get back up and running. A split-second power glitch has caused me to spend 30-60 minutes baby-sitting my network to get it up again. (I now have all 3 Orbis on UPSes.) 3. The QOS GUI page confuses users because there's nothing there but a speed test.

i have century Link gig service in las vegas looking to beta test hitting about 580mps wifi

ChristineT

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Aug 15, 2018

Looking for a select group of Orbi Community members that are interested in beta testing firmware

Greetings Orbi Community,

We are looking for a select group of Orbi Community members that are interested in beta testing current and upcoming Orbi firmware to help broaden our scope of use cases in real environments. We are kicking off this beta testing program with OrbiOS Rel. 2.2 that is currently available for testing. This release contains the following:

Significant bug fixes for stability & performance
Update on Guest WiFi Schedule usability
- Update as of 8/22/18: Upon further investigation the Guest WiFi Scheduling feature has been removed from this release as it requires further testing. We will reintroduce this feature in an upcoming release. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

Please note: This Beta Firmware is available only for RBR50 & RBS50. Beta firmware for other Orbi systems will be available soon.

If you’d like to participate and provide feedback in our Orbi Beta Firmware Community please post a reply to this topic with “I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community” or send a private message to Christian_R to be granted access. By requesting to participate, you agree to share your feedback strictly within the Orbi Beta Firmware Community. You will receive a private message once your username has been added as a participant.

We look forward to working with you!

Orbi Team

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jcalex22
Star
Aug 15, 2018
Count me in! “I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community
craigbailey18
Star
Aug 15, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community
bryandmlee
Apprentice
Aug 15, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community.

Just to check, does this mean going forward there will be three firmware channels for end users (i.e. Beta Firmware Community, Community Forum, and General Release), or just two channels (i.e. Beta Firmware Community, and General Release including Community Forum)?
- ChristineT
  Administrator
  Aug 15, 2018
  Hello bryandmlee,
  
  This is a great question! Thank you for allowing me to clarify. This invitation is dedicated to Orbi Beta Firmware. The other channels could be for Beta Testing new products, firmware and/or software that is not exclusively Orbi. :-)
  
  jcalex22, craigbailey18, bryandmlee, and wexwap, Please check your private messages for further instructions and a link to the community.
  
  Best Regards,
  
  ChristineT
  - bryandmlee
    Apprentice
    Aug 15, 2018
    Apologies ChristineT, what I meant regarding firmware channels is: after 1) the Orbi Beta Firmware Community has tested say v2.2, will it then be posted in 2) the main Orbi community forum (https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/bd-p/Orbi) for a while first before later 3) being available on the Orbi support pages & via firmware update for everybody? Or will it just go from 1) Orbi Beta Firmware Community straight to 2) full release on Orbi support pages & via firmware update for everyone (i.e. no more separate posts in the main Orbi community forum like Orbi firmware update v2.1.4.16 availability)?
    
    ChristineT wrote:
    
    Hello bryandmlee,
    
    This is a great question! Thank you for allowing me to clarify. This invitation is dedicated to Orbi Beta Firmware. The other channels could be for Beta Testing new products, firmware and/or software that is not exclusively Orbi. :-)
wexwap
Initiate
Aug 15, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community

Been having some 5ghz issues (I think that is the problem) and would love to see if this firmware fixes it.
Zake
Aspirant
Aug 15, 2018
I would be interested when available for the RBR40. Thanks
quaningeneva
Apprentice
Aug 15, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community.
CyberExorcist
Star
Aug 15, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community
njd39
Initiate
Aug 15, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community
joknutsen
Guide
Aug 15, 2018
I’d like to participate in the Orbi Beta Firmware Community
Sam_Cop
Guide
Aug 15, 2018
Hi there,
I would be very interested to test & give feedback on the beta firmware.

Thank you very much for the opportunity
Cheers
Sam

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