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Can't Rename Attached Devices, Can't Change QOS Settings for Attached Devices
Product: Nighthawk X6 R8000 - Firmware V1.0.4.46_10.1.63 Hi Folks Need help trying to solve a problem where I cannot change device name or QOS settings for attached devices. I go through usua...
Hi James,
Minimum FW upgrade process should be:
1. Factory Reset
2. Update FW from hardwired computer
3. Factory Reset again after upgrade
4. Enter all settings manually
Hey Thank you so much for the reply
I am really surprised I have to re-enter all settings, this will be incredibly time consuming. Never have to do this for other appliance I have.
Makes me wonder if now is the time to buy a Synology!
Thx
James
I agree,
I share your frustration.... I have 75 reserved IP devices and I don't want to do an auto firmware update either for fear that the updgrade will create some other issues because of the new upgrade possibly having new settings and configurations that conflict with the previous FW settings.
It's never a good idea to use a previously saved configuration file to reload into a new FW version upgrade, no matter what brand equipment.
Sometimes using a previously saved configuration file after a Factory Reset just carries the problem back into the router, that again is not brand specific.
In the real world, a previously saved config file is only confirmed good and useful if it was created from a no problem router and is used to restore that router to the exact same FW version and settings....even then I'd still only have 95% trust in it.
So in the world of FW upgrades, no matter what, the sequence I posted is the best practice policy.
Thank you. Very informative and clear, much appreciated.
Time for a Synology I think and flog the Netgear. I think if I have to go to the effort of a complete re-config then I might as well do it with a newer Router.
Keep safe and thx again
James
Can understand your moving on. My Netgear routers were the only ones I have owned where you could not just update and go on about your business. Linksys, Asus for two, there were no issue of having to reset and reconfigure after an update. Have had others as well. The other venders would put something on their site, where you downloaded the firmware, if you needed to do a reset for some major change in the firmware. I moved on to a vender, other then the listed two, and have never been happer. Not a consumer grade setup, separate router and AP's, but firmware updates never require a reconfiguration.
