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BartCH
Jan 07, 2017Tutor
Orbi router solid magenta (not the satellite)
My Orbi router (not the satellite) stays solid magenta after rebooting. When I login to the router, every parameter looks OK. The router is in Access Point mode and has received an IP address from my...
soreneck
Jan 21, 2018Tutor
I just saw the magenta ring on my orbi router - first time! I've just got the orbi 2 weeks ago, on V2.1.2.18.
Everything is working ok tho, I can login to orbilogin.com, internet is up, wifi is ok. The Orbi iOS app is ok too. I then stumble upon this thread, and went back to check on the router and the magenta is gone!
?????
- st_shawJan 21, 2018Master
The router will turn magenta if the connection to the Internet is lost, even momentarily. This could be due to a problem with your modem, a problem with your ISP, removing the cable from the Orbi Internet port, etc.
- Michele31415Jan 21, 2018Star
"The router will turn magenta if the connection to the Internet is lost, even momentarily."
That's fine. The problem seems to be that the router fails to turn OFF the magenta LED when the Internet connection returns.
- st_shawJan 21, 2018Master
Michele31415 wrote:
"The router will turn magenta if the connection to the Internet is lost, even momentarily."
That's fine. The problem seems to be that the router fails to turn OFF the magenta LED when the Internet connection returns.
My post was directed at the last post in the thread, by soreneck, who wrote that the magenta LED had turned off.