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Constant issues with Nighthawk XR500 router
Good afternoon. No choice but write short summary on my experience in using Netgear Nighthawk XR500 and router, including 2x EX7700 mesh extenders. Really dissapointing basic functionality is pre...
Hey - thanks for the reply.
I have indeed, I retired both EX7700 to isolate the issue to the XR500.
I have indeed, I retired both EX7700 to isolate the issue to the XR500.
Have you been using Smart Connect or have you disabled that? Does either impact the experience at all?
This feature is enabled, is it work disabling, forcing a 5.0g connections?
- Yes I would suggest disabling it, it may be the automatic switches between 2.4/5GHz is causing the issue.
- Hey - thanks, looks like this has made a massive difference.
Thank you. Note to self nighthawk router is not smart 🤔