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Has anyone got AP mode to work on SXK80, with FW 3.2.6.102?
Hey all, Has anyone had any luck getting the SXK80 set (SXR80 router, w/ 1 SXS80 satellite) working in AP mode? I figured I'd try again on the new firmware (3.2.6.102), but no joy. It work...
I experienced some issues with these units as well, I started out with FW 3.2.6.100 in router mode (with insight linked) but when putting the SXR80 in AP mode behind my x86 router I was getting all kind of odd issues, in the end I had to unlink it from insight and used the hard factory reset point on the back of the SXR80 and reset it up via the web portal (the factory reset in the web portal also didnt fix the issue for me)
I can also see there is a new 3.3.0.122 for the SXR80/SXS80 with some AP fixes in it so this may fix your issues as well!
https://kb.netgear.com/000064214/SXR80-SXS80-Firmware-Version-3-3-0-122
I experienced some issues with these units as well, I started out with FW 3.2.6.100 in router mode (with insight linked) but when putting the SXR80 in AP mode behind my x86 router I was getting all kind of odd issues, in the end I had to unlink it from insight and used the hard factory reset point on the back of the SXR80 and reset it up via the web portal (the factory reset in the web portal also didnt fix the issue for me)
I can also see there is a new 3.3.0.122 for the SXR80/SXS80 with some AP fixes in it so this may fix your issues as well!
https://kb.netgear.com/000064214/SXR80-SXS80-Firmware-Version-3-3-0-122
Ok, went in and burned everything to the ground - unplugged the Orbi Router & Satellite from the switch, and reset the switch to factory default (it's got a DHCP reservation, so no biggie there). Disabled STP on the switchports for the router & satellite. Applied the firmware update while they were air-gapped, factory reset them both, and reconfigured everything manually (note: Using LAN port 1 for the WAN connection at 1Gb, and the internet port for a 2.5Gb backhaul to the satellite). Reconnected the router and satellite to the switch and rebooted them... and it appears to be working correctly - both picked up the correct IP via DHCP, and the router is showing the satellite as connected.
Insight app still didn't detect it, though I was able to add it by serial number. Of course, the app shows the satellite as "Mesh Link Status: Disconnected." Yeah, I don't see the app getting much use, other than the alert if the router goes down.
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