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RAXE500 New Firmware 1.2.14.114
Update log "This firmware addresses security vulnerabilities" The router also now has the Netgear Protection Engine as well.
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I was running 112.14.112 before hand and updated it as a router I have no major issues, it is doing what I need, sad to see 60 and 61 not sorted out but there may be reasons that was removed we are not privy too. I have had my router in the UK set up on the beta firmware for months and it has run fine. Have you reflashed it in router mode? Then factory reset it? I have not factory reset mine as a 2 digit difference from 112 to 114 between the last beta version is not worth it, all seems to running well, just be aware if you don't use Armor and leave the protection engine on you are no longer hidden in stealth mode which is the way the engine works, I have mine turned off as I dont use armor. Considering the moans about the RS700 I'm glad I stayed with this router tbh. Also the name of my wifi network did not change, admittedly a poor show but wondering if it was due to updating in bridge mode?
Ya I didn't reset yet. I may to do this to recheck the bridge mode operation. I also have been beta testing other builds for the RAXE and found issues back then as well. Even after a FR. Ya, with the one liner entry for release notes, I presumed nothing major would be seen as issues I found dating back to 12/2023 have not been fixed or resolved. I don't use the RAXE much for router operations as I'm beta testing other stuff. So mostly use it for testing in bridge mode where I can fit it in. Bridge mode is a hassle to get working right. I may go way back and try 1st release FW and check differences.
Also there is higher pings being seen on the LAN side as well from historical posts:
These and other things I listed and sent to NG, didn't seem to get looked at.
Overall not impressed with the NH development and testing processes. Sorry to say.
So I can give preliminary results of loading the new RAXE500 FW on my unit today. Sorry I can't give lots of positive results. Seems that what I had posted to NG regarding issues seen with the RAXE500 with prior versions of FW have not been reviewed or fixed.
FW was manually loaded and router was factory reset and setup from scratch using a PC and web browser.
Devices seen on the WEB UI haven't been fixed. 6Ghz devices are not correctly displayed as 6Ghz connection. Just a dash mark. Android tab isn't displayed correctly in the WEB UI. Both Android and Apple appear correctly in the NH app.
NH app is connecting in local only first on iOS. Android connected via AA first. Backed out of the NH app on Apple then back in and then it connected via AA. NH app seems to be working better for the RAXE500 than my RAX80. This seems to be the only positive result.
I set wireless Bridge Mode and configured static IP address and set the wireless bridge to connect to a Orbi 963 system on 6Ghz. Hitting the apply button and after the router rebooted. RAXE connected to the Orbi system on 6Ghz. However I saw the prior RAXE500 SSID being broadcast and seen on the Apple and Android devices after RAXE came to ready in bridge mode. There should be no main WLAN SSID being seen when the RAXE is set to wireless Bridge mode. Also all LEDs on top of the router were ON as well. I believe Only the 6Ghz LED should have been enabled and ON. One ethernet connected PC behind the RAXE was getting internet services correctly.
Rebooting the RAXE back to router mode, After it was back to ready in router mode, I found the RAXE500 SSID being broadcast however expected the 6Ghz SSID on my 6Ghz supporting BE adapter. It was no longer present. So logged back into the RAXE web page and found that the SSID name for 6Ghz network had been renamed from RAXE600-6G to RBKE963 which is the SSID name configured on the host Orbi system.
I came back to see if I could get the RAXE into bridge mode with out additional SSIDs being seen.
I attempted to disable the 2.4 and 5Ghz radios on the router, however the 5Ghz LED is still ON on the router and RAXE500 is still being seen by 5Ghz devices:I then disabled Smart Connect on the Basic Wireless settings page then unchecked the Enable Wireless Rotuer Radio under the 5Ghz SSID section and selected Apply. The RAXE500 SSID name finally disappeared from the 5Ghz devices view.
Setting the RAXE back to bridge mode on 6Ghz. The router rebooted, this time the internet LED turned RED then finally WHITE, Power LED shut OFF, the 6Ghz LED didn't turn ON. After waiting a few minutes, the 5Ghz LEd turned on and I checked my 5Ghz devices and the RAXE500 SSID name was re-appearing again. Oy vay. So PC failed to get connected and I had to set a static IP address on the PC to get to the RAXE web page and get back to router mode.
So I then disabled all check boxes under Basic Wireless to disable 2.4 and 5Ghz radios, leaving 6Ghz enabled. Checked advanced wireless setting as well and left only 6Ghz enabled. Set back to bridge mode. Router rebooted. This time, power LED turned WHITE, Internet turned OFF. All 3 LEDs for each frequency turned ON. PC got internet services. NO additional SSIDs coming from the RAXE.
RAXE web page shows it connected on 6Ghz with the Orbi 960 series:
Wireless Settings (6GHz)
Name (SSID)RBKE963
Link Rate 3843.0 Mbps
Connection Status Connected
Also noticed that some users need the DHCP Option 60 and 61, I can't find the DHCP option 60 and 61 with in the WEB UI on this version of FW. This was reported by others in the forums that for some ISPs require this configuration. Was removed in last release and hasn't been seen since. Those users with the RAXE and these particular ISPs will be disappointed on this version of FW.
Not sure what was resolved or supposed to be updated or fixed besides Security in this version of FW. Over all, not good IMO.
