For those who live in large residences, the Netgear Orbi Router is an optimal choice. It is a mesh router that works on award-winning Tri-band technology and goes beyond the standard router’s range. Mesh routers like Orbi have easy network management and don’t need any Wi-Fi range extenders to streamline connection.

A mesh router is always a good option if you have a substantial residential place or wish to install the device inside an ample office space. The Netgear Orbi router can cover every corner of your area up to 5,000 square feet. The device even comes with four gigabit Ethernet ports, which provide a great internet speed (up to 90Mbps) for HD video streaming and gaming.

Users who want to extend the powerful capabilities of their Netgear Orbi router can get Orbi satellites. One of the satellites, called Orbi Voice Add-on (RBS40V), offers voice support like Alexa. 

This guide will help you log in to the Netgear Orbi router for better networking safety protocols.

How to Set Up the Netgear Orbi Router

Setting up the Netgear Orbi router is very easy. As a prerequisite, you need a computer or the Orbi App connected to the home Wi-Fi. First, let’s break down the different LED lights and what they each mean.

1. Power LED

• Solid Green: Power On
• Solid Amber: Router/Satellite is rebooting
• Blinking Amber: Satellite is resetting to default factory settings
• Blinking Red: Firmware Corrupted

2. Router Ring LED

• Solid White: Router Booting
• When No Light: Router is operating normally and has finished booting
• Blinking White: Router resetting to factory settings
• Blinking Amber: Router unable to connect to the internet
• Blinking Blue/Magenta: Internet Limit reached

Step 1: Connect the Ethernet cable (RJ-45) from your modem or an existing router to the Orbi router.

Step 2: Power on the Netgear Orbi router.

Step 3: Press the on button and look at the LED blink.

Step 4: See if the internet LED is still blinking.

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Connect to the Netgear Orbi Router Wi-Fi Network

There are two ways in which you can connect to the Orbi network; consider the following:

• Using the Netgear Orbi Router App

You can download the Orbi app from the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The app shall make managing the router very convenient, especially for those always on-the-go. You can also contain additional devices such as satellites, run speed tests, pause the internet, and set up parental control as per your ease.

• Using a Web Browser

You can visit the site orbilogin.net on your system, or additionally, you can also proceed to the IP address: 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.0.1, which will open the default login page for your router. Here, it would help if you input the username and password. Usually, the credentials are:

• Login Username: admin
• Login Password: password

Suppose this method doesn’t work. You should clear the cache and try the technique again.

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How to Change the Netgear Orbi Router Admin Login Details

Step 1: Open your preferred web browser and input the URL http://orbilogin.com.

Step 2: Enter the username and password and click on Log In.

• Login Username: admin
• Login Password: password

Step 3: Go to the Advanced>Administration>Set Password.

Enter the default password and your new password.

Tips to Change your Password:

• Come up with a password that has a mixture of alphanumeric characters and special characters.
• Consider making your password be 8-16 characters long, complicated yet easy to remember.

Step 4: Input all the details and click “Apply.”

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How to Login to the Netgear Orbi Router and Set Up Satellites

A satellite is an additional device that you can add to the Netger Orbi router to extend its range. To set up a satellite, follow the below steps:

Step 1: Open a web browser using the system connected to the Netgear Orbi router.

Step 2: Enter the URL orbilogin.com to open the default gateway.

Step 3: Enter the login credentials:

• Login Username: username
• Login Password: password

Step 4: In the admin login page, select Add Orbi Satellite. This will take you to the “place your satellite” page.

Step 5: On that page, follow the instructions to select the best place to set up your satellite.

Step 6: Connect the satellite to the power source and press the On/Off button.

Step 7: Wait until the satellite’s ring turns Solid White, Press the Sync button on the satellite so that the white color blinks.

Step 8: On the web interface, click on the sync button, which makes the router sync with the satellite.

Step 9: Satellite’s ring LED may emit either of the three colors: Blue, Amber, Magenta.

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How to Reset the Netgear Orbi Router

To reset the Orbi router, you will need a sharp-pointed pin like a paper clip. Remember, resetting the router will erase all the past data like username, password, SSID.

• Power On the Netgear Orbi router.
• Take the paper clip and press and hold the Reset button unless the Power LED blinks amber. If you are resetting an add-on satellite, then the ring LED shall blink amber.
• Your router is now set to default factory settings.

Let us know in the comments below if our guide helped you achieve a more viable networking experience using the Netgear Orbi router.