RAXE500 New Firmware 1.0.12.96 released

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rsun0525 wrote:

Three (maybe four bugs) bugs I've found with this firmware:

 

First bug: TBT

 

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.

Haven't tested this as of yet. Will check this as I get time.

 

Second bug: NOT A 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.

SInce the router in AP mode has most of it's router and internet configuration features disabled, NG only chooses to display the informational tiles on this screen when in AP or Bridge mode, thus not a bug:

 

Third bug: NOT A 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).

I did see this once, however, I had not put the WAN cable from my host router into the WAN port. After I moved the cable over to the yellow WAN port, the NH app reported the TYPE as DHCP:

This is Router Mode:

 

This is AP mode. Both seen in router mode and in AP mode. 

Currently in AP mode with RAXE connected to a GS110MX multgig switch:

 

Fourth bug (maybe): Not Reproducing/Not a bug.

 

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.

I first tested the RAXE in both Router and AP mode behind a 1Gb LAN switch using the MG port:

I then tested the RAXE in AP Mode behind a CAX80 cable modem on it's MP Port: LAN5

And now currently with a NG GS110MX multi gig switch in between the CAX80 and RAXE. 

Both configurations show 2.5Gb on the RAX500 MG port:

I did remember that to get the MG port to be enabled correctly for AP or Bridge mode, you first have to enabled the MG port on the RAXE while in router mode, once it's enabled there, then you can configure AP or Bridge mode on the RAXE and then connect it up on the MG port.

 

I'll leave it run so I can observe some 6Ghz behaviors though not sure if I can reproduce anything as I don't have many 6Ghz devices.

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