Orbi Setup

Ideally there are two ways to enable  Orbi Wi-Fi setup for working with Google assistant  i.e. by giving commands to Google for talking to Netgear or by configuring Netgear app with Google home. The command can be given by simply saying “Ok, Google talk to Netgear.” Whereas, for setting up through an app, you first need to have a Netgear genie app with a remotely accessible account along with a registered Orbi Wi-Fi setup. Before proceeding to the actual procedure for configuring  Orbi setup  to work with Google Assistant, make sure you have the following pre-requisites. Ensure the firmware of Orbi router is up to date. In case the firmware seems to be outdated then perform a manual update to get it updated. In order to manually update the firmware of Orbi, you will have to download & save a copy of updated firmware file and then update the firmware by visiting the web based setup page of Orbi. Users may visit obi support page to get the complet...

Orbi application allows one to easily manage all the settings related to  netgear Orbi setup . Few of such settings will include managing Orbi WiFi users, modifying network name and password, checking speed of the internet connection, etc. All these and many more settings like these can be easily accessed by from anywhere with the help of Orbi application. If you are also looking to avail this smart feature for accessing your Orbi router remotely, then go through the following steps: Dowlload an Orbi app: If you want to download the orbi app on an android device then you can avail it from google play store app available on your device. Simply search “Orbi app” and you will find an application for your android device. Locate the Orbi app for android and click on the option to download it. If you want to download the orbi app on any of your iOS or apple devices then you can avail it from itunes app available on your device. Repeat the same procedure for downloading the ap...

Netgear often releases new updates to improve the quality, functionality and features of an orbi router. Thus to receive better service, it becomes important for users to keep the firmware version of their router update with the recently released version. Here’s the procedure to manually update the firmware version of an Orbi in case the auto update fails. Ideally, users need to follow a three step process for manually updating the firmware version of their orbi router as well its satellite. This three step process is as follows: Download and save the copy of firmware update file for an orbi router and its satellite as well. Updating the firmware version of an orbi satellite. Updating the firmware version of an orbi router. This three step firmware update process is further described as follows: Steps for Downloading and saving the copy of firmware update file for an orbi router and its satellite: Browse “Netgear download center” to download and save the firmware upda...