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XR500 - Security concerns and lack of r-apps
Good day all,
How is it that I spend a fair amount of money for a top of the line router and it looks to me as if i'm spending money to be a beta tester? I don't mind the DumaOS interface but ...
Actually I never did so many factory resets on a netgear router lol. I did a few after playing with the settings, then the firmware upgrade, then again after playing with the settings. The latest firmware doesn't let all devices connect, I would get at most 4-5 connected.
The reason I was mentionning Guest network for IOT isolation is because it's the closest thing there is to a VLAN on that router. The only reason why I got this router is because of processing power and ram.
20-25 of the devices connected to the router are IOT, it's not like they're taking a lot of the bandwith...
But that's besides the point, the second to last firmware accomodates all devices connected and does it well, I just don't like the fact that I can't use the latest one?
I would try a factory reset if you have v40 loaded and see if the devices will all connect. Users have been reporting problems with v40 however.
Over all, you may have not the right router for your needs. You may want to look into the R series or something more tuned to business if your environment is more business releated.