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RAX40 Wifi Connection Issues with Multiple Devices from Various Manufacturers
I got a RAX40 last month and have had issues since i opened the box. I am running the unit in Access Point (AP) mode. List of issues: With 1.0.2.46 firmware I was not able to use a WPA2 password ...
I'm also having constant connection drops, primarily from older devices or "cheaper devices". I had to buy a NEW netgear USB antenna from the nighthawk line and that seems to work, however it doesn't randomly drop. I'm 3 feet from the router with NO obstructions. My son's older computer has a netgear USB WNA100 that worked fine until I swapped to this new RAX40 router and drop drop drop drop and just keeps dropping. Ipad keeps dropping. Acer laptop keeps dropping. I've called techsupport and we reset, which I argued would serve no purpose and then we changed channels. The netgear nighthawk USB antenna is working, however, the others continue to drop and then reconnect and drop. This includes 2 year old NETGEAR USB Stick. I found on another site a link to update software, did that, keeps dropping.
Why no moderator answer to my question. This has been THE WORST router from Netgear I have ever gotten. Now the warranty period is expired. You can google this connection problem and it's all over the internet so you guys know it's an issue, and yet no fix. Unexcusable for a nearly 300 dollar router. My devices KEEP dropping from the router!