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R6050 turn off wifi schedule doesn't work
I want to schedule wifi to shut off at night so the kids are not on their phones all night. I did this successfully before I upgraded to the latest firmware Firmware Version 1.0.1.26. Now the abil...
I tried the oldest firmware I could find:
JR6150-V1.0.0.30_1.0.1.img
Just a note: Loading the firmware does not erase the configuration.
I had to do a factory reset using the reset pin.
Using the firmware listed above (R6150-V1.0.0.30_1.0.1.img) the Wifi Scheduling now works again. The Wifi shuts off at 11PM and back on by 6 AM.
I don't know if any of the newer firmware works with Wifi Scheduling, it would take to long to load all of the files and test them one by one.
I DO KNOW that all of the firmware from version JR6150_R6050-V1.0.1.10_1.0.1 and higher does not work with Wifi Scheduling.
I don't need the secuity updates with the newer firmware because the R6050 is being used in AP Mode so the router given to me by my ISP takes care of the security.
I hope this helps anyone who has the same issue with this router. It's hard to find a router that has the easy AP Mode configuration.
(NO, I don't want to disable DHCP using a regular router)
Does anyone know which version of firmware is working that will allow wifi scheduling to work?
I would rather not try loading every version (trial & error method) in case something goes wrong during loading.
Thanks in advance
newmguy wrote:
Does anyone know which version of firmware is working that will allow wifi scheduling to work?
I would rather not try loading every version (trial & error method) in case something goes wrong during loading.
Thanks in advance
Can you remember which firmware version you had before this hit you?
If you are in the habit of keeping firmware up to date, you might get away with the one before latest.
Looking at the firmware library for the R6050, the latest update was at the end if 2019. So don't expect much action from Netgear.
Unfortunately, the R6050, first launched in 2014, is pretty well Netgear's bottom of the range device, so it isn't one that has a whole load of users around here.
Unfortunately I don't know what version last worked. I am trying various versions of the older firmware. I will post my results here.
So far nothing is working..
I tried the oldest firmware I could find:
JR6150-V1.0.0.30_1.0.1.img
Just a note: Loading the firmware does not erase the configuration.
I had to do a factory reset using the reset pin.
Using the firmware listed above (R6150-V1.0.0.30_1.0.1.img) the Wifi Scheduling now works again. The Wifi shuts off at 11PM and back on by 6 AM.
I don't know if any of the newer firmware works with Wifi Scheduling, it would take to long to load all of the files and test them one by one.
I DO KNOW that all of the firmware from version JR6150_R6050-V1.0.1.10_1.0.1 and higher does not work with Wifi Scheduling.
I don't need the secuity updates with the newer firmware because the R6050 is being used in AP Mode so the router given to me by my ISP takes care of the security.
I hope this helps anyone who has the same issue with this router. It's hard to find a router that has the easy AP Mode configuration.
(NO, I don't want to disable DHCP using a regular router)
Well done. You have now confirmed that it is a firmware issue.
You have one of those basic, and ageing, routers that don't have many features, but they should still work. I'll pass this on to the powers that be.
Given the overlap between router firmware, I would not be surprised if other devices had the same bug.
newmguy wrote:
I don't know if any of the newer firmware works with Wifi Scheduling, it would take to long to load all of the files and test them one by one.
There's a way of narrowing down the hunt for firmware that works, or other multiple choice things like this. No need to try them all one at a time.
Pick the one halfway between the original release and the dud that fails.
If the new version works, then go to one halfway between that ans the dud.
If it fails, pick the one halfway between that and the original.
Repeat until you land on the most recent that does work.
I don't need the secuity updates with the newer firmware because the R6050 is being used in AP Mode so the router given to me by my ISP takes care of the security.Not sure that this is sound reasoning. I suspect that you are correct, but I would still want to have the most recent version available that does work. Even access points are vulnerable.
Just a note: Loading the firmware does not erase the configuration.I had to do a factory reset using the reset pin.
That's how it should work. There are people who are surprised that a "factory reset" does not get them back to the original firmware.