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zekou
Jan 07, 2026Star
WAX625 | No firmware 12.5.0.12 inside Netgear Insight list
Hi, On Jan 6, 2026, 10:02 PM PT, I received alert from Netgear Insight Alert (via e-mail) that new firmware is available: WAX625/WAX628 Firmware Version 12.5.0.12 I am interested in inst...
RonBay
Jan 12, 2026Aspirant
Firmware Version: 12.5.0.13
Release notes:
WAX625/WAX628 Firmware Version 12.5.0.13
New Features and Enhancements
This firmware provides the following enhancements:
• Support for Simple Network Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3)
• Support for sticky client RSSI threshold up to -70dbm
• Support for alarm generation whenever:
o Critical process is stuck or not running
o Network reachability and VLAN connectivity is lost
• Support for various stability improvements
Security Fixes
This firmware addresses security vulnerabilities. For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security/.
Bug Fixes
• Fixes the issue where HTTPS redirection is not working in the Captive portal.
• Fixes the issue where the Access Point randomly reboots after associating with wireless clients.
• Fixes the issue where the local UI page becomes unresponsive after configuring captive portal.
• Fixes the issue where wireless clients are getting disconnected on MAC ACL addition.
• Fixes the issue where clients don’t get internet when using Dynamic VLAN.
• Fixes the issue that causes the Access Point to randomly reboot.
• Fixes the issue where there is channel mismatch between Insight and the Access Point after fresh onboarding.
• Fixes the issue where clients are de-authenticated at lesser RSSI than configured in “Load Balancing” settings.
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