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Nighthawk RAX45 - Where is the Transmit Power Control after latest firmware update?
My Nighthawk RAX45 router is updated to firmware version V1.0.11.112_2.0.77. I cannot find the Transmit Power Control anywhere. Did Netgear remove that option from the firmware? (It used to be on th...
Then the UI should show the current setting, 25% (where I left it) or 100% (if forced to that new value by the firmware update), grayed-out to indicate that I cannot change the transmit power anymore. Removing the functionality while hiding the fact that it was removed was confusing! (Is it at 25% now, where I left it? I'm only getting 2 out of 5 bars, 30 feet away...and it works okay I guess, but I lose packets sometimes; it might work better at 50%, or do I need to move the router closer?)
More then likely the power is at 100% after you did the FW update. To ensure this, do a factory reset and setup from scratch. The UI should read 100% or grayed out or no longer appearing in the UI.
tallpeak wrote:
Then the UI should show the current setting, 25% (where I left it) or 100% (if forced to that new value by the firmware update), grayed-out to indicate that I cannot change the transmit power anymore. Removing the functionality while hiding the fact that it was removed was confusing! (Is it at 25% now, where I left it? I'm only getting 2 out of 5 bars, 30 feet away...and it works okay I guess, but I lose packets sometimes; it might work better at 50%, or do I need to move the router closer?)