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SW_
Prodigy
Mar 22, 2019

New Orbi RBR50/RBS50 Firmware Version 2.3.1.44

Netgear is pushing out yet another a new Orbi firmware update.   Hopefully it's better than the last version v32.   Please share your experience.     Firmware Update ...
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DEJW
Aspirant
Mar 22, 2019

I got the 2.3.1.44 update pushed to my router, but the satellites are still on the .32 version and showing the config sync status. Is there a link where I can find the firmware update for the RBS50 to the 2.3.1.44 version?

Or will it update automatically if I factory resent?

Thanks

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SW_
Prodigy
Mar 22, 2019

If your Satelliete is showing "Waiting for connection" with an old firmware version, login into your Satellite to confirm that it's still stuck with the old version.  Once that's confirm, go back to the Router Firmware Update page and click "Manual Update" tab and then click "Online Update" tab.  Flipping between these two tabs/pages will force all your Router/Satellites to refresh/recheck.

 

"Waiting for connection" happens because the Router/Satelliete back haul is stuck in 'Config Resync/Good' cycles, likely as a result of weaker WiFi signal in these newer firmwares since v210.  v210 doesn't suffer from this problem.

 

I have to click these tabs a few cycles, (yeah, it's crazy), in order to catch it in a small window where the Satellites are able to established a "Good" back haul connection to the Router so that they could do their checks and pull the new firmware version.

 

That's how I got my Satellites to update properly.  YMMV.