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Once you have manually configured the IP on the Win10 PC, you must have the cable connected between the PC and the Orbi as you perform the reset in order for the Orbi to properly go into the mode where it will accept the firmware - if the cable is not plugged in while you perform the reset, the...

I went through the process of restoring the stock v2.5.2.4 firmware via tftp and then factory resetting each device and going through the setup process from scratch. After the router itself was setup, I manually added the satellites. I added both satellites at the same time and in hind-sight I...

No did not perform a factory reset again after the tftp flash. Though can definitely try going through the process again for the router and one satellite to see if it changes anything. I did end up picking up a replacement system (the AX4200) so now can tinker with the RBK50 system without...

Per the Product data sheets, the Orbi AX5700 (RBK 753s) definitely looks to be superior to the Orbi AX420 (RBK753). However, there is hardly a single review of the AX5700 whereas there are plenty of reviews from sites such as CNet and PCWorld etc. for the AX4200. Both devices have been out for...

Have come full circle on this. I managed to flash the router with the stock firmware (v2.5.2.4) via tftp and reconfigured it from scratch including adding the satellites. The satellites still just connected via 2.4 Ghz and remain as such regardless of what I try to do. At this point, I'm out...

Following the instructions here and using steps provided by Voxel in this thread for how to put the Satellite/Router into the mode ready to receive the firmware via TFTP, I've managed to upgrade the satellites so far. Will try the router next at end of day once the family is OK to to be without...

I had a chance to check the setup on a friend's Orbi and for the topology picture showing the router connecting to the satellite, in his case, the colors are flipped showing only the 5Ghz connected and nothing for the 2.4Ghz. I have performed a factory reset on the router. Even after the...

Trying yet more things to try and isolate the problem - I installed the latest stock Orbi firmware (2.7.5.4) to try and factory-reset the satellites. Followed the steps mentioned in this post to do the factory reset and reconnect the satellite to the router 1) Switch satellite off. 2) Wait...

I've made the updates as discussed above to the satellites and then powered them down. Following this, I rebooted the router first and let it fully come up. Once it was up and running, I powered on the first satellite only to see that it never gets past the phase where it's trying to connect to...

You mentioned above -- "Main point is that wlg_sta_ssid is different from any other satellite or the router.". Does this mean that if I have two satellites, then when I run the commands on each, I have to set the name to something different on each? When I was testing the scenario above, I'd...

Thanks so much for your reply. I don't know whether I did something wrong when I was following the instructions from Shawn. I basically executed this to show the available SSID's: admin@RBS50:/$ config show | grep hidden wla_hidden_channel=48 wl_hidden_channel=11 hidden_wlan_ca=...

Hi Folks, Any suggestions at all? :( I tried following directions from this article (https://xunnanxu.github.io/2020/04/04/Make-Wireless-BackHaul-Great-Again-Disable-Orbi-2-4G-Backhaul/) that talked about disabling the 2.4 Ghz backhaul. I followed the steps but it made the situation worse...

I just upgraded my RBS50/RBK50 to the latest available Voxel firmware V9.2.5.2.27.1SF. Prior to that, I was running the much older V9.2.1.5.1.34 firmware which has been rock solid and I've had zero issues with it since I'd last installed it. Since the upgrade, I'm seeing that for any clients...

Thanks mith_y2k. I looked through all 142 posts on that thread but didn't find quite what I was looking for. Plenty of other useful info though! :)

Is there a way to show the list of connected devices from the command line on the Orbi running Voxel firmware? While the device list is available on the GUI, I'm trying to find a way to produce a similar list from the shell. Thanks.