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OrbiOS 2.1.1
The Orbi team at NETGEAR is aware that some users are experiencing higher than expected Orbi Router reboots, special characters in WiFi Passwords and WiFi / Internet disconnects. We believe these is...
Let me give you a quick update on where NETGEAR is with the OrbiOS.
Just before Christmas break, we paused the distribution of OrbiOS 2.1. Very soon, we're about to restart the distribution of a slightly updated version of the beta (2.1.2). In addition to the major new features introduced in 2.1 (e.g. Circle, Ethernet Backhaul), this firmware is expected to address the high CPU issue, as well as the special character in PSK issue as well as support for the Outdoor Orbi. Check Release Notes for complete list.
We are continuing to work on the issues with Google devices that have been documented in the press (several users have provided links here).
My recommendation is that you should either use the Orbi Mobile App (if you haven't seen it recently, check it out, we've made some major improvements) or the Web UI to check for new firmware or wait until your system gets auto-upgraded.
To answer your question, Stars_fan. When Orbi are connected over Ethernet backhaul, the 5GHz band becomes hot standby.
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I updated over a day ago to the beta 2.1.2.10 firmware. Upgrade process was flawless, (update satelites 1st as the instructs recommend), and since update, zero issues!!!
This is the most stable release I've seen since I purchased this unit over 10 months ago. Prior to this release I was seeing reboots at different intervals and more than once a day, and on all different versions of released/beta code and was also questioning the purchase of this device even given glowing reviews you read on it.
I know by reading all the posts that some users are seeing some issues with Android devices, but I do think it was stated that bug hadn't been addressed in this beta. I don't happen to have any Android devices at home that are causing that mentioned issue.
I can only hope they fix that issue, but again, this is the most stable version I've seen and I'm streaming security cams, over 28 devices in whole network, and no reported issues so far.
Please don't break in production release NetGear!! :)
Hi, I upgraded to the beat firmware yesterday and everything is working fine. However, I check the NTP under administration, it only showed US time. I live in HK which is 8 hours ahead of GMT. I select the time.windows.com but no luck. This is not a big issue but whenever I refer to the logs, I need to do the maths.
Any suggestion to prefect this ?
scyu6058 wrote:Hi, I upgraded to the beat firmware yesterday and everything is working fine. However, I check the NTP under administration, it only showed US time. I live in HK which is 8 hours ahead of GMT. I select the time.windows.com but no luck. This is not a big issue but whenever I refer to the logs, I need to do the maths.
Any suggestion to prefect this ?
I had trouble finding the Time Zone setting too. It is located under Advanced -> Security -> Schedule.