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gliu
Oct 03, 2018Guide
EX7000 Wifi Range Extender Dropping out after upgrade latest Firmware
Hello
Range extender recently upgraded to latest release version EX7000-V1.0.1.78_1.0.140. Now the extender keeps on dropping off usually for around few seconds. The signal received from Linksy...
GabrielW
Oct 20, 2019Tutor
VS228,
Thank you for your reply. I went through some experiments throughout the week, including reverting to older revisions (went to .62, .68, .80, and now at beta .82). My test results were mixed, with some stability when reverting to older firmware, but returning to same or similar behavior after some time. A reboot would correct the issue for a period of time. Since yesterday night I enabled one name, disabled the second 5 GHz band and enabled the address reservation in my router ( Netgear R6400) for the wireless devices connected to the extender. Surprisingly in this configuration, I did not experience disconnections overnight. I will continue testing in this configuration, as I want identify if failures are related to the upstream links or to the AP part. Not sure if related to the failure mode, the configuration page of the extender is not accessible anymore, even though the devices are still connected and have internet access.A note, I am runinng the extender at a fixed IP, therefore the IP is not teh issue.
We might be dealing with a memory leak of some kind, therefore it requires a response from Netgear to address the side effects that are reported by the community.