Instructions / Assembly

Aer the satellite is powered on, the
satellite’s ring LED lights white while
the satellite attempts to sync with the
router. Then the ring LED lights one of the
following colors for about three minutes
and then turns o:
Quick Start Guide
Blue
The connection between the
satellite and router is good.
Amber
The connection between the
satellite and router is fair.
Consider moving the satellite
closer to the router.
Magenta
The satellite failed to sync
with the router. Move the
satellite closer to the router.
Satellite Ring LED
Sync Colors
January 2018
Set Up Your Orbi
Router and Satellite
Set up your router and satellite with the
NETGEAR Orbi app or a web browser.
NETGEAR Orbi App Setup
1. Scan a QR code or search for NETGEAR
Orbi in the Apple App Store or Google
Play Store.
2. Download and launch the NETGEAR
Orbi app on your mobile device and
follow the prompts.
Web Browser Setup
1. Unplug your modem and remove and
reinsert the backup battery if it uses
one.
2. Plug the modem back in.
3. Use the included Ethernet cable to
connect your modem to the yellow
Internet port on your router.
Note: If you want to connect your
router to an existing gateway, we
recommend that you turn o your
existing gateway’s WiFi.
4. Plug in your router.
The Power LED on the back of the
router lights green. If the Power LED
does not light, press the Power On/
O button.
5. Wait for the router’s ring LED to light
white.
6. Place your satellite, plug it in, and wait
for the satellite’s ring LED to light blue.
If the satellite’s ring LED lights amber
or magenta, move the satellite closer
to the router. For more information,
see Satellite Ring LED Sync Colors.
7. Connect your computer or mobile
device to the router or satellite with
Ethernet or WiFi:
• Ethernet. Use an Ethernet cable
to connect a computer to the
router or satellite.
• WiFi. Use the WiFi network name
(SSID) and password on the router
or satellite label to connect.
8. Launch a web browser, visit
orbilogin.com, and follow the prompts.
If a login window opens, enter the user
name and password. The user name
is admin and the default password is
password.
Note: If the ring LED still lights magenta
aer about one minute, press the Sync
button on the router and on the satellite.
If the satellite syncs with the router, the
satellite’s ring LED lights white, then lights
blue to indicate a good connection, and
then turns o.