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Firmware V1.12.0.18 Discussion
This does indeed appear to be based on (identical to?) the last private beta V1.12.0.16 and has been released to the public. Hope it helps!
Guest mode AP isolation finally works 100% over IPv4...
New Features and Enhancements:
- Supports ReadySHARE Printer for Orbi devices that are equipped with a USB port
- Updated the OrbiOS API to v3.14
Bug Fixes:
- Fixes the iOS disconnection issue.
- Fixes the Dropcam disconnection issue.
- Fixes the convergence issue when an Ethernet connected device moves from one Orbi to another.
- Fixes the issue where the Orbi app can’t find the Orbi router if the router is using IPv6 and is in AP mode.
- Fixes the issue where the Orbi app can’t display more than 20 connected devices.
- Fixes the issue where the installation assistant might not display if the device is connected to the Orbi network wirelessly.
- Fixes the issue where the 2.4 GHz backhaul setting is disabled if the fronthaul MU-MIMO and TxBF is disabled.
- Fixes the issue where IPv6 devices on the guest network can access the Orbi router’s web GUI.
- Includes security fixes for the following security vulnerabilities:
PSV-2016-0133, PSV-2017-0607, PSV-2017-0615, PSV-2017-0736, PSV-2017-2190
Download Link:
RBR50 - http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK50/RBR50-V1.12.0.18.zip
RBS50 - http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK50/RBS50-V1.12.0.18.zip
Couple of comments.
I cannot disable the 2.4 GHz Radio. This sucks because my MacBook Pro has better performance when connected to the 5 GHz.
If I enable the 2.4 GHz Guest Network to connect my Sonos speakers and Nest, will I be able to connect them if my devices connect through 5 GHz network?
george
Tigerman4LSU wrote:Couple of comments.
I cannot disable the 2.4 GHz Radio. This sucks because my MacBook Pro has better performance when connected to the 5 GHz.
If I enable the 2.4 GHz Guest Network to connect my Sonos speakers and Nest, will I be able to connect them if my devices connect through 5 GHz network?
george
Do not connect Sonos to your guest network, please. Use regular WiFi network. And yes, 5G and 2.4G devices can see even other
Relative to ability to turn off a wireless band, wouldn't it be even more ideal to be able to click on the MAC address in the Attached Devices list and give the preferred or priority order for connectivity (e.g., automatic, prefer 2.4, prefer 5.8, or do not connect wirelessly)? In that way, you could let some device automatically steer while others were automatically steered to the preferred band?
I also note in my Windows machines that I can set a band preference in the Wi-Fi network card properties. Maybe this is an option to help you in the Mac world also?
In my case I have some Ring Pro doorbells with lower RSSI's when beamforming is enabled. I am not sure if the lower RSSI I get on them while beamforming is enabled is about a truly worse conenction or if it has steered to 5GHz so naturally the signal will be weaker but bandwidth potentially better. That is what drove my earlier hopes that they would display which band is connected in the Attached Devices list.