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Oct 29, 2015

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EX6200 connection issues with the firmware version V1.0.3.68_1.1.104

I have an ex6200 running in AP mode connecting with a R8000(nighthawk). Before I updated it to the firmware version v1.0.3.68_1.1.104, it had worked very well. I means it was steady and i was able to...

1.0.3.68_1.1.104

EX6200

Firmware

Babylon5
Oct 31, 2015
OK, well it may be worthwhile trying the previous firmware version again.

Babylon5

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Oct 29, 2015

Have you tried different wireless encryption methods, excluding WEP / TKIP? If you temporarily disable encryption do you still connect at a lower rate?

jerrychen_cn
Guide
Oct 30, 2015
After I reset it, i have attempted to connect to it by default SSID NETGEAR_EXT5G or NETGEAR_EXT without any encryption. But the connection speed is the same.
- Babylon5
  NETGEAR Employee Retired
  Oct 31, 2015
  When you say that you reset the extender, do you mean a factory reset? If not then that may be worth a try. Otherwise, you could try reverting to your previous version of firmware, you simply upload it manually and ignore any warnings that it is older than the current firmware.
  - jerrychen_cn
    Guide
    Oct 31, 2015
    Yes. I have tried factory reset two times by Web UI and pushing reset button respectively.