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Orbi MR 2.1 issues update 3/9/18
Let me give you a quick update on the status since the last time we posted. Over the last several weeks, we assembled a cross functional team, locked them in a room with food and coffee and dedicate...
Check out this post for an update on this issue:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Orbi-MR-2-1-Update-3-23-18/m-p/1533584#M26234
Hope springs eternal! I have run the Orbi 2.1 version with no real issues and have worked with the 2.2 Beta for several days. I can give a good report for the 2.2 Beta with one exception. After configure from factory reset, either with the reset button or the Factory Reset in the web GUI, switching to wired backhaul requires both the satellite and router to be powered off, cable plugged in, then router power up followed by satellite power up. When I connected the router to a satellite by cable without power down I was unable to get any LAN or WAN traffic. I have tested wired backhaul with direct cable and through a GB switch successfully. Still are some features that would be nice to have like USB drive, selection of bandwidth on 2.4 GHZ and selection of upper or lower 5 GHZ for backhaul. WIFI backhaul should go off when backhaul is wired.
Appreciate the update. I wish that, while the team was still captive, a little attention could also be paid to the long-standing unsolved issue that the Orbi cannot display a correct and complete list of connected devices. This isn't just cosmetic, it's a security (auditing/management) issue.