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New - NetGear Orbi Firmware Version 2.3.0.32 now available...
FW 2.3.0.32 is now available on our support site :
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RBK50.aspx#download
RBR/RBS 50 Series Only.
To manually update the firmware, there is a need to ...
Orbi defaults to - and recommends - Implicit Beamforming.
I think Fast-Roaming is only applicable for wifi devices that move (not stationary devices).
I have Ring Pro, which can connect via 5.4GHZ AC or 2.4Mhz N.
Strangely, when I first powered on the Ring Pro, it immediately connected to one of my Orbi indoor satellites' 5.4Ghz AC connection that is about 200 feet away (100 feet farther than an Orbi outdoor router that is only about 100 feet away from the Ring Pro) with decent wifi speeds. Unfortunately, after 24 hours or so, the Orbi system then inexplicably redirected my Ring Pro's wifi connection to my outdoor Orbi's (about 100 feet closer) 2.4Ghz connection.
The distances between my wifi devices and satellites vary (4-125 feet), My Ring Pro, which my Orbi iOS apps shows to only be communicating at 4Mbps via 2.4Mhz to my daisy-chained Orbi outdoor satellite, shows very good signal strength and is about 100 feet away (through one 2x4 wall with fiberglass insulation).
None of Implicit Beamform, MU-MIMO, Fast-Roaming is on by default. Either way milage varries for all things. Test with all off. Add back one at a time, MIMO 1st see what's best for u.