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WiFi Connections on Nighthawk RAX80 Timing Out?
I recently purchased and installed the Nighthawk RAX80. I also have a myriad of "smart" devices installed throughout our home. It appears that, if a device (e.g., a smart switch) has not been used fo...
Hi - checkout my post at https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Routers-with-WiFi-6-AX/RAX75-1-0-3-88-firmware-broke-HomeKit/m-p/1930271 for more info. I have the same issue with my RAX75 (Costco version of the RAX80), and all the Homekit issues started when I upgraded from firmware 1.0.2.76 to 1.0.3.88 and higher.
The only firmware version that works with Homekit is the older and fulle of security issues 1.0.2.76. Or you can use the newere firmwares but disable smartconnect. None of the solutions are ideal, but as you can see from that post I had similar issues with other brands as well...