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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.

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