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Killhippie
Jan 02, 2023Prodigy
RAXE500 New Firmware 1.0.12.96 released
BugFixes: 01/02/2023
Fixes the issue where a configuration through the router web interface causes a port conflict.
Fixes the issue where the router web interface shows that the guest WiFi netw...
rsun0525
Aug 30, 2023Guide
Three (maybe four bugs) bugs I've found with this firmware:
First bug:
WiFi 6E still "crashes", basically new clients cannot connect to the 6E SSID, while existing clients that are already connected to the 6E SSID remain connected, if I disconnect and reconnect and existing client, it can no longer connect to the 6E SSID, etc. the only solution I've come up with is just to reboot the RAXE500 and after it starts up everything is good again. The 2.4 and 5ghz bands continue to work while the 6E SSID is not allowing new connections.
Second bug:
After setting the RAXE500 to an Access Point, the Internet option under Basic on the web client is grayed out. The workaround is to make any setting changes to Internet before you change it from a router to an Access Point.
Third bug:
On the NightHawk app on my mobile device (both on Android and on iPhone), under Settings, Router Settings, Internet Port, it says the "Type" is "Down", so it's not reporting properly as I'm using the 5th port for Internet access and not the "Yellow" port. My device is setup for Access Point mode (see next potential bug below).
Fourth bug (maybe):
I have the RAXE500 connected to a Netgear M4250-12M2XF through the 5th port labelled multi gig, it will only detect it as a 1GB connection, I have plugged other devices that are 2.5G capable into the same cable and they all detect at 2.5G, etc. I set the 5th port up as the Internet port instead of using the Yellow port if that makes any difference in why I'm getting this bug.
michaelkenward
Aug 30, 2023Guru - Experienced User
rsun0525 wrote:
Second bug:
After setting the RAXE500 to an Access Point, the Internet option under Basic on the web client is grayed out. The workaround is to make any setting changes to Internet before you change it from a router to an Access Point.
That is "as designed":
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
Then again, that KnowledgeBase article is itself inaccurate in places. (It is wrong about the Guest Network.)