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UnhappyOrbiUser's avatar
Nov 11, 2018

WARNING: Firmware 2.2.1.210 is junk

If you're dealing with poor WiFi performance, frequent disconnects and so on, you aren't alone, there are various other threads on this topic. Here's what you need to know:

 

  1. Check if your Orbi is using 2.2.1.210
  2. If it is, then the problem is the firmware, no tweaking of settings will save you.
  3. Disable firmware auto-updates following these instructions
  4. Download the previous version (i.e. 2.1.4.16) of the firmware (RBK/RBR 50, RBK/RBR 40)
  5. Manually update the firmware to the previous version you just downloaded.
  6. Enjoy.