3-Step Guide to Update Orbi Firmware

Are you in search of information about what firmware is and why it is to be updated on your Orbi? Well, if you are nodding your head in a yes, then congratulations, your search ends here. This guide is packed with every single piece of information that you are looking for about Orbi firmware update. Just give this guide a read and decide for yourselves whether or not to update your Netgear Orbi.

Why Firmware Update?

Okay, so we commence this article by letting you know why is it important to have your devices running on the latest firmware version. If you update your device, you can directly resolve vulnerability issues with the device. Moreover, you fix compatibility problems, enhance the device’s overall performance, add new features, improve security, and improve existing features and stability. Firmware is software embedded in a piece of hardware on your device that helps it to do basic functionality.

How to Update Netgear Orbi Firmware?

Now that you have an idea about how important it is to update the firmware on your device, let us help you with instructions on how you can update the firmware on your Netgear Orbi device. The entire firmware upgrading process is fairly safe, simple, and easy. However, bear in mind that it is essential to perform all the steps carefully for a smooth experience and accomplish the mission.

Firmware update on a Netgear Orbi is a 3-step process:

1. Download the latest firmware version of both the Orbi router and satellite.
2. Install the firmware on the Orbi satellite.
3. Install the firmware on the Orbi router.

Orbi Firmware Update via Web Browser

Netgear periodically keeps releasing the latest updates of the firmware. It is your responsibility to keep a check on these updates regularly and install them on the device. To update the firmware on your Orbi device using a web browser and login web address orbilogin.com, follow these simple instructions:

• Visit Netgear Download Center on your computer and look for the latest firmware available for your Orbi and save it at a safe location on your computer.
• Now, power up your Orbi router by connecting it to a well-working power socket.
• Using a computer, visit orbilogin.com and enter the Orbi login details carefully.

Note: Avoid making any typing errors while entering the web address as well as the Orbi login credentials into their designated fields. Also, check the Caps Lock key on the keyboard before entering the details.

• As soon as you click on the Login button, you will be navigated to the Netgear Orbi dashboard othe BASIC Home page.
• Here, click on the Advanced option.
• Then click on the Firmware Update option under the Administration option.
• Moving further, select the Manual Update option. This will open the firmware update window.
• Now, update the firmware on the Orbi satellite first and then on the Orbi router. Make sure you do not update both devices at the same time.

Firmware Update on Orbi Satellite

Here is the simple to execute firmware update procedure for the Orbi satellite:

• On the same Netgear Orbi dashboard, choose the check box next to the Orbi satellite model name.
• Clicking on the Update button will open the Firmware Update window.
• Enter the login details if prompted.
• Further, click on the Browser button and navigate to the firmware file that you save earlier.
• Finally, click on the Upload button to begin the firmware update on your Orbi satellite.

The firmware upgrading process will take a while and make sure you do not interrupt the process by pressing any button or any other way. This may corrupt the firmware on your device.

Firmware Update on Orbi Router

The final step is to update the firmware on the Orbi router which you will do as follows:

• On the same Netgear Orbi dashboard, return to the Basic Home page.
• Select Advanced > Administration > Firmware Update options in the same sequence.
• Next, click on the Manual Update tab and click on the Browse button.
• Choose the already downloaded firmware file and click on the Upload button to upload the file.
• The firmware updating process will begin.
• Finally, click on Yes button to continue and complete the firmware update on your Orbi router.

Once the firmware is updated on both Orbi router and satellite, check the status of the firmware version on the upper-right corner and confirm if the firmware has been successfully installed and updated.

Wrap Up

Here we rest our guide about Orbi firmware update. We hope that you find the entire firmware update process pretty easy.