Orbi

Keep this handy: https://community.netgear.com/kb/en-orbi-knowledge-sharing/procedure-to-manually-firmware-update-orbi-and-nighthawk-mesh-systems-/2456254 Works well if you need it. You'll be fine.

I got the same email. In reality, I think Netgear stopped upgrading the firmware for that router a few years ago. I have 4 Orbi units so even with the 20% discount I'm looking at around $800 and I'm hesitant to replace a system that is working well. So what I did is change my Orbi from the router mo

No, in fact wired back-haul from main to satellite is always recommended (faster connection, less latency, doesn't cause congestion or additional WiFi networks to be spawned etc), your mesh WiFi will still work if it's using WiFi back-haul, but you need to be careful with positioning of the satellit

I’ve been using an RBR50 with two satellites for about 5 years, the Netgear firmware would have the wifi go down randomly and weird glitches. In searching for other firmware I came across Voxel’s firmware which runs latest versions of individual code on the router and opens up to additional function

I’m also a satisfied Orbi 770 system user, 2 x satellites (AP’s) wired backhaul. Solid WiFi throughout my home (2 floors) and a good stretch of the front and rear gardens. My only wish would be more settings in the web UI. I make use of the IoT channel but it doesn’t have a separate vlan, which kind

I have had problems since I purchased my 971rbe and two satellites last June. Problem after problem. Disconnects etc, IPv6 broken and had to disable. Finally got to point I bought eero 7 pro. A little slower but stable as heck. No drops IPv6 is on and no issues. I finally decided to leave them on pe

it's starting to fail - self-rebooting on occasion It really shouldn't do that, but I've found my RBR50 suffers similar things occasionally too. Generally re-flashing the firmware followed by a factory re-set of the router and any satellites, then reconfiguration stabilises it again. It then lasts 6

I gave my rbr50 to my mom and its still going strong, as 2 other RBR50's I set up are also going strong still (but they might be at their end of lifespan, time will tell) BUT I firmware locked all of them. I tried the Obi 860 and had nothing but problems, returned. Then purchased an Asus ET12 , that

I have a internet Edge Router which is the 192.168.1.1 IP device and connects to my cable modem, The edge router then provides connectivity to my WIFI Orbi network with the router in AP mode. I've been using my orbi RBR750 router in AP mode and it's 3 connected RBS750 satellites for years and it's v

I would be really cautious about buying new routers right now. The US government is banning all foreign-made routers (so all of them) except Netgear for now (as of March 23 announcement and Netgear update as of April 14). Firmware updates for current foreign-made routers are set to sunset on March 1