NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Solved
Netgear Nighthawk m1 MR1100 Firmware 12.06.07 cannot operate without battery
After upgraded to firmware 12.06.07, my netgear m1 cannot operate without battery inserted. It keeps rebooting. Before the upgrade, it works normally just using ac adapter (with no battery in...
This is a known issue with the current release (12.06.07.00). The main fix in the latest release was to address the reset being experienced by some users. There should be a new FW release soon to correct the no battery problem.
Here are the release notes for the latest FW:
https://kb.netgear.com/000061333/MR1100-Firmware-Version-NTG9x50C-12-06-07-00-00
I feel that this upgrade makes battery life longer. (when no ac adapter plugged)
But it also comes with weaker signal strength/ lower download speed/bandwidth.
But it also comes with weaker signal strength/ lower download speed/bandwidth.
"Battery charging stopped due to high device temperature." This is in a cold room on the verge of winter so possibly worse in a hot summer room.
Currently router is being used in a static location so cannot benefit from a longer battery discharge cycle. Router is due to be used in a mobile fashion in the future and presumably a similarly amusing firmware will drop to impact that mode of operation in due course. :smileyhappy: