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sheepherda
Aspirant
Sep 09, 2025
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My CAX80 started acting up

My CAX80 started acting up yesterday as well. No idea what changed but devices on 2.4 Ghz would work fine. Anything on 5 Ghz was sporadic connecting to the internet. Very frustrating when you work fr...
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  • sheepherda's avatar
    sheepherda
    Sep 10, 2025

    Once it updated to the latest firmware 5.1.1.8 again over night, I was able to disable the Protectrion Engine and that appears to have resolved my issues. 

sheepherda's avatar
sheepherda
Aspirant
Sep 10, 2025

Once it updated to the latest firmware 5.1.1.8 again over night, I was able to disable the Protectrion Engine and that appears to have resolved my issues. 

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    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Sep 10, 2025

    Ok, good to hear. NG is aware of the PE issue and is under review. Keep it disabled for now. You'll be fine.