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RBS40V won't pair with RBR20 in Satellite (Orbi) mode.
I can connect to it in Extender mode but when I switch to Orbi mode it pulses white and never goes solid white.
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This is the RBS40V-200 model, correct?
Have you done a Factory Reset on the RBS40V, then switched it into Orbi mode?
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBS40V-200/RBS40V-200_QSG_EN.pdf
It says RBS40V on the label, no -200. I have done the factory reset and switch to Orbi mode but the ring never goes to solid white. I am wondering if the Orbi version software is corrupt but if I try to manually update it by logging in directly in Extender mode it fails.
I am really confused.
The RBS40V (without the '200') and the RBS40V-200 both appear to have two different firmware versions:
Yet they have entirely different installation directions:
RBS40V: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBS40V/RBS40V_QSG_EN.pdf
These instructions make no mention of Orbi vs. Extender mode.
Likewise the Product Data Sheet for the RBS40V makes no mention of "Extender Mode".
RBS40V-200: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBS40V-200/RBS40V-200_QSG_EN.pdf
These instructions have definite steps to change the mode to either Orbi or Extender and state that the ring light at the top will flash blue/white in extender mode and white/white in Orbi mode.
The Product Data Sheet for this model adds "works with any WiFi router":
I have this horrible suspicion that there actually is a significant difference between the RBS40V and the RBS40V-200.
Where did this Orbi Voice come from?
- Purchased as New?
- Purchased as Used (eBay for example)
- Gift from someone?
