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7.

Manage Your Network

This chapter describes the router settings for administering and maintaining your router and

home network.

The chapter includes the following sections:

•

Update the Router and Satellite Firmware

•

Change the admin Password

•

Recover the admin Password

•

View Router Status

•

View Satellite Status

•

View and Manage Logs of Router Activity

•

View Devices Connected to the Network

•

View Satellites Connected to the Network

•

Monitor Internet Traffic

•

Manage the Router Configuration File

•

Set Up Remote Management

•

Use Remote Access

•

Remotely Access Your Router Using the genie App

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Update the Router and Satellite Firmware

You can use the router web interface to check if new firmware is available and update your

router and satellite, or you can manually update the firmware for your router and satellite.

Check for Firmware Updates



To check for new firmware and update your router and satellite:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Administration > Firmware Update

.

The Firmware Update page displays.

5.

Click the

Check

button.

The router checks if new firmware is available for the router and satellite.

6.

If new firmware is available, click the

Update All

button.

The router locates and downloads the firmware for the router and satellite and begins the

update.

WARNING:

To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the

upgrade. For example, do not close the browser, click a link, or load

a new page. Do not turn off the router or satellite.

When the upload is complete, your router and satellite restarts. The update process

typically takes about one minute. Read the new firmware release notes to find out if you

must reconfigure the router after updating.

Manually Update Firmware

If a satellite is connected to your router, you can log in to the router to manually upload the

firmware on your satellite.

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WARNING:

We recommend that you always update the firmware on your

satellite first, and then update your router. Also, do not update the

firmware on your router and satellite at the same time.



To manually update the firmware on your Orbi router and satellite, follow these high

level steps:

1.

Visit

netgear.com/support

and download the firmware for both your Orbi router and

satellite.

2.

Update the firmware on your Orbi satellite.

For more information, see

Manually Update Satellite Firmware

on page

93.

3.

Update the firmware on your Orbi router.

For more information, see

Manually Update Router Firmware

on page

94.

Manually Update Satellite Firmware



To manually update the firmware on your satellite:

4.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

5.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

6.

Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

7.

Select

ADVANCED > Administration > Firmware Update

>

Manual Update.

The Firmware Update page displays.

8.

Select the check box next to your satellite’s model name.

9.

Click the

Update

button.

The Orbi satellite Firmware Update window opens.

10.

If the browser ask you for the admin password, enter the same password that you entered

for the router.

11.

Click the

BROWSE

button.

12.

Locate and select the satellite firmware file you downloaded.

The firmware file name ends in

.img

or

.chk

.

13.

Click the

UPLOAD

button.

It takes a few minutes to complete the process.

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14.

After Orbi satellite finishes updating, select

Status

and double check the firmware version on

the Status page.

The firmware on your Orbi satellite is updated.

Manually Update Router Firmware

We recommend that you update your satellite’s firmware before updating the router’s

firmware.



To manually update the firmware on your router:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Administration > Firmware Update

>

Manual Update.

The Firmware Update page displays.

5.

Click the

Browse

button.

6.

Locate and select the router firmware file you downloaded.

The firmware file name ends in

.img

.

7.

Click the

Upload

button.

The firmware is updated.

Change the admin Password

This feature let you change the default password that is used to log in to the router with the

user name admin. This password is not the one that you use for WiFi access. The router label

shows your unique WiFi network name (SSID) and password for WiFi access.

Note:

Be sure to change the password for the user name admin to a secure

password. The ideal password contains no dictionary words from any

language and contains uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers,

and symbols. It can be up to 30 characters.

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

To set the password for the user name admin:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your Orbi

network.

2.

Enter

orbilogin.com

.

A login window opens.

3.

Enter the router admin user name and password.

The user name is

admin

. The default password is

password

. The user name and

password are case-sensitive.

The BASIC Home page displays.

4.

Select

ADVANCED > Administration > Set Password

.

5.

Type the old password, and type the new password twice.

6.

To be able to recover the password, select the

Enable Password Recovery

check box.

We recommend that you enable password recovery.

7.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your settings are saved.

Set Up Password Recovery

We recommend that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the

router user name admin. Then you can recover the password if it is forgotten. This recovery

process is supported in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers, but not in the Safari

browser.



To set up password recovery:

1.

Launch a web browser from a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the network.

2.

Enter

.

A login window opens.