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Krzywy
Jun 06, 2018Aspirant
Netgear WC9500 and strange restarts
Good morning
I am the owner of the Netgear WC9500 wifi controller. For some time I have a problem with it, during the configuration of the portafi to restart, an example I want to add mac address sec...
- Jun 19, 2018
Hi,
We are unable to re-create this issue in our lab, will you be able to share the configuration backup of the controller for us to recreate this issue?
Can you answer few more questions:
1. What is the earlier firmware version, which was working fine without any reboots.
2. Have you tried factory reset and configure the controller from the scratch without restoring the configuration backup from older firmware versions?
3. If you are using the configuration backup from which firmware version you have taken the configuration backup?
4. If you remember what is the upgrade path you followed to come to the current firmware version?
LaxmankumarG
Jun 18, 2018NETGEAR Expert
Hi,
Welcome to the Netgear Community!.
WC9500 restart is a strange and serious issue, we would to work on it with high priority. I was going through your post but i am really sorry that i could not understand the real issue here except the restart. Please can you explain the issue in detail, so that we will be in a position to help you better.
Krzywy
Jun 18, 2018Aspirant
Hey
Example
1. configuration - security - advanced - rogue ap, I do nothing and restart
2.configuration - security - advanced - mac acl, enter mac, click add and restart
- LaxmankumarGJun 19, 2018NETGEAR Expert
Hi,
We are unable to re-create this issue in our lab, will you be able to share the configuration backup of the controller for us to recreate this issue?
Can you answer few more questions:
1. What is the earlier firmware version, which was working fine without any reboots.
2. Have you tried factory reset and configure the controller from the scratch without restoring the configuration backup from older firmware versions?
3. If you are using the configuration backup from which firmware version you have taken the configuration backup?
4. If you remember what is the upgrade path you followed to come to the current firmware version?
- LaxmankumarGJun 22, 2018NETGEAR Expert
Hi,
Do you have any update on the questions i have posted in my previous mail.
If you have resolved the issue, please can you put the steps here so that other community users can get benefit out of it and mark this case as an "Acceptable Solution"
- LaxmankumarGJun 25, 2018NETGEAR Expert
Hi,
I Would like to follow up on this, did the issue got resolved?
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