Netgear Orbi Satellite Colors

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Netgear orbi satellite colors. I get a solid blue color on my orbi satellite ring led but a different color on my orbi router. You can use the netgear orbi app to set up your orbi network. The first floor satellite is about thirty feet horizontally away from the router in one direction and the second floor satellite is about twenty feet horizontally away in the opposite directon. Your orbi router ring led might pulse magenta for the following reasons.
The wan port link is down the router is unable to get the ip address from the modem or isp or the router is unable to connect to the internet. If the satellite successfully syncs with the router the satellite s ring led lights white then lights blue to indicate a good connection and then turns off. You can view the network map by taping the image of your orbi on the main page of the orbi app. The connection between the orbi router and orbi satellite is good.
Your orbi router is set to sync with the satellite. And on the satellite. The network map in the orbi app is a convenient way to check the status of your internet connection and satellites at a glance. Currently i setup my orbi router as access point connected to my cisco modem.
When your orbi satellite s ring led pulses magenta for the first time it means that your satellite is attempting to connect to your orbi router. From netgear kb article. Some of the colors have different meanings in android and ios. Wifi connection green dot.
After the orbi satellite s ring led pulses magenta it lights one of the following colors for 10 seconds then turns off. Ethernet connection dashed line. When you press the sync button the ring leds on your orbi satellite and router light the following colors. Visit our netgear support site today.
To find the app scan a qr code or search for netgear orbi in the apple app store or google play store. Every time i sync i get the steady blue light in the satellites but then have yellow lights for them in the network map in the orbi app. Shouldn t i get blue color on both my o. We recommend getting your orbi router and satellite closer to each other.
Instead of getting a blue color i get a solid magenta led color on my orbi router. If the led rings are solid magenta for 90 180.