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Dustin_V
May 09, 2018NETGEAR Employee Retired
Orbi App 2.2 is Coming Soon!
We’re always working to improve your Orbi experience. This next release has all the Orbi App features you love and more. Along with performance improvements and bug fixes, of course, we’ve added ...
- Jun 15, 2018
Orbi App 2.2 is now available! Please visit the following thread to join the conversation.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/New-Orbi-App-Now-Available/m-p/1591498#M33775
2XS
May 14, 2018Initiate
DavidUnboxed wrote:
My RBK50 & RBS50 are working great. The router I replaced was struggling with UPNP to XboxLive when I put two XBONEX's behind it. Generally, I had to restart the router, then each XBONEX daily. The Orbi's have worked so well, I have not had to do that even once since I put them about a week ago - and those critical systems are used daily, right along with my VPN to corporate. :)
I would like to see Firmware QoS or simple device priority but all in all this thing is a vast improvement over my last 5 or 6 routers in the last 10 years. I should get my 2nd RBS50 today. I only need 1 to cover my 2300 Sq ft home if I have my ISP drop central in the home, but I don't. My home office with the ISP drop is one corner, my game room on an adjacent corner, and the 3rd device will go to the far. My hunch is I will get very good yard coverage all around when I add the 3rd, it' bit weak since both existing devices on the front corners and home is narrow but deep. Unlike some, I like the yard coverage - my home is in the middle of 1/3 acre glade on a 5-acre lot. It will be interesting to see if hub or span topology is best.
ohoh... a 3rd device. That´s where my issues started. Good luck with your setup!:smileyhappy:
tsig
May 15, 2018Luminary
I recently added a 2nd satellite to my RBR50. The RBS50 was over a year old and had never been used. The biggest issue I had was having to manually update the firmware, and figuring out how many I could skip. After updating it twice I was finally able to auto update to the latest firmware. Everything has been perfect since. No drama.