NETGEAR R7800 FIRMWARE v1.0.2.82 issueshttps://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R7800/R7800-V1.0.2.82.zipBE CAREFUL / Read this :https://kb.netgear.com/000063040/R7800-Firmware-Version-1-0-2-82Note that starting with this firmware release (V1.0.2.82), the following features are no longer supported: ReadySHARE Vault, OpenDNS (Live Parental Controls), remote GUI access, and WPS PIN function. If you want to continue using these features, do not update the firmware.====================================================================================== Smart Connect bugs (router reboots / boot loop / restarts itself)

very very sad... reboots itself after 10 minutes... wifi drops .... internet lost... :/ :/ same bugs that the v1.0.2.8x what i've done (to be perfect... to erase all settings) :From v1.0.2.68 fw (works fine)RESET v1.0.2.68 fw with push reset button 30 seconds=> router restarts with fresh v1.0.2.68 fw launch v1.0.2.68 fw configuration wizardSET login passwordSET the router in AP modeSET basic wifi settingsfw v1.0.2.82 update foundlaunch & start v1.0.2.82 fw upgrade=> router restarts with v1.0.2.82 fwwait 5 min to see white LED RESET v1.0.2.82 fw with push reset button 30 seconds=> router restarts with fresh v1.0.2.82 fw basic wifi settings are :(WPA2- AES SSID 2.4GHz / key = testwifi1 / azertyuiopqsdfghjklmwxcvbn123456)(WPA2- AES SSID 5GHz / key = testwifi2 / azertyuiopqsdfghjklmwxcvbn123456) launch v1.0.2.82 fw configuration wizardSET login passwordSET the router in AP modeSET basic wifi settingswait a moment... 10 min ... router reboots itsefl after ~10min ...wifi drops... lost internet.... rooter restarts... :/ :/ :/ make me crazy .... :smileymad: :smileymad: :smileymad: :smileymad: :smileymad: :smileymad:back to v1.0.2.68 fw works fine

FOR ME / FOR MY R7800 I'm only interested for AP MODE Many RESET to erase all settings...each RESET to test and test....Many TEST in AP MODE... very BASIC AP MODE with simple settings doesn't work correctly...WIFI drops / lost connection / R7800 reboot / R7800 restarts after 5~10 minutes...it's a shame that new firmware upgrade... pffff .:/ BACK TO v1.0.2.68 works fine

paillassou wrote: remote GUI access What do they mean by that?

Hellowith v1.0.2.82 firmware (to test the firmware) be sure,you can perfectly access normally to the router interface (GUI)from your local aera network and configure it :smileyvery-happy:but MY R7800 only works fine only with v1.0.2.68 firmware.......Other than removing some features on v1.0.2.82 what I still can't figure out, is that since the start of the new firmware series v1.0.2.7x ......................... v1.0.2.8x these firmwares are not working properly in AP mode on R7800,...smart connect crash...WIFI drops ....R7800 works 5 min and reboot.... works 5 min... reboot... ....losts internet connections....R7800 reboots in loop after 5 minutes of operation .... it's completely unbelievable for a high-end product (Nighthawk WiFi Router R7800) build by a company as reputable as NETGEAR:mansad: :mansad: :mansad: :mansad: :mansad:

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JayboH
Apprentice
Mar 31, 2021
Let us know how it goes
- paillassou
  Apprentice
  Mar 31, 2021
  very very sad... reboots itself after 10 minutes... wifi drops .... internet lost... :/ :/
  same bugs that the v1.0.2.8x
  
  what i've done (to be perfect... to erase all settings) :
  From v1.0.2.68 fw (works fine)
  RESET v1.0.2.68 fw with push reset button 30 seconds
  => router restarts with fresh v1.0.2.68 fw
  
  launch v1.0.2.68 fw configuration wizard
  SET login password
  SET the router in AP mode
  SET basic wifi settings
  fw v1.0.2.82 update found
  launch & start v1.0.2.82 fw upgrade
  => router restarts with v1.0.2.82 fw
  wait 5 min to see white LED
  RESET v1.0.2.82 fw with push reset button 30 seconds
  => router restarts with fresh v1.0.2.82 fw
  
  basic wifi settings are :
  (WPA2- AES SSID 2.4GHz / key = testwifi1 / azertyuiopqsdfghjklmwxcvbn123456)
  (WPA2- AES SSID 5GHz / key = testwifi2 / azertyuiopqsdfghjklmwxcvbn123456)
  
  launch v1.0.2.82 fw configuration wizard
  SET login password
  SET the router in AP mode
  SET basic wifi settings
  
  wait a moment... 10 min ... router reboots itsefl after ~10min ...
  wifi drops... lost internet.... rooter restarts... :/ :/ :/
  
  make me crazy .... :smileymad: :smileymad: :smileymad: :smileymad: :smileymad: :smileymad:
  back to v1.0.2.68 fw works fine
  - JayboH
    Apprentice
    Mar 31, 2021
    Does it work fine when it is set to router mode?
michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 31, 2021
paillassou wrote:

remote GUI access

What do they mean by that?
- paillassou
  Apprentice
  Mar 31, 2021
  
  IT'S your post : (so i've simply copied your information)
  
  https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/New-firmware-V1-0-2-80-for-the-R7800/m-p/2078377/highlight/true#M187873
- JayboH
  Apprentice
  Mar 31, 2021
  I also want to know what that means. We can still use a desktop browser to access the router, correct?
  - antinode
    Guru
    Mar 31, 2021
    > > remote GUI access
    >
    > What do they mean by that?
    
       Look for "Remote Access" and/or "Remote Management" in the User
    Manual?
    
       I know nothing, but I'd guess that the change is related to this:
    
          New Features and Enhancements:
            o Supports secure HTTP protocol for the router web interface.
    
       A casual observer might wonder why "Remote Management" (which always
    used HTTPS) would need to be disabled when local access can now use
    HTTPS. Incompetence would explain it, of course.
    
    > [...] We can still use a desktop browser to access the router,
    > correct?
    
       Apparently. This is Netgear consumer-grade router firmware. I'd
    believe it when I saw it.
cappy82
Aspirant
Apr 28, 2021
I am having the same issues as paillassou. I use my R7800 in AP mode and any firmware I've tried beyond .68 causes the device to lose wifi and/or reboot randomly.

I can't speak to using it in router mode as I do not use it as a router anymore.
- kstotlani
  Star
  May 03, 2021
  Can you imagine I have two of these and both are in AP mode. I know NETGEAR reads these forums so please be aware that we are all talking here but we will speak with our wallet when it comes to deciding the next router upgrade. I am also the resident expert for a large group of friends. Guess where their business is going - not to NETGEAR.
  - MrMercury
    Guide
    May 05, 2021
    kstotlani
    What company/brand would you recommend? Don't say 'any other' :smileylol:.
MrMercury
Guide
May 05, 2021
Still broken in AP mode
Wahaha
Aspirant
May 28, 2021
Hello

I upgrade the firmware to Version 1.0.2.82 and I cannot login to the AP.
How can I login to my AP?
So far the AP work fine.
- michaelkenward
  Guru - Experienced User
  May 28, 2021
  Wahaha wrote:
  
  I upgrade the firmware to Version 1.0.2.82 and I cannot login to the AP.
  
  What does that mean?
  
  You have a separate wireless access point of some sort?
  
  You are using the R7800 in wireless access point mode?
  
  Something else?
  
  The R7800 has problems in AP mode with recent firmware. (I assume that you browsed through the earlier messages before hitching a ride on this conversation.)
  
  Re: NETGEAR R7800 FIRMWARE v1.0.2.82 - NETGEAR Communities
  
  Then there is the general issue of what you can do with a wireless access point.
  
  Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
  - paillassou
    Apprentice
    May 28, 2021
    HELLO from FRANCE
    => " The R7800 has problems in AP mode with recent firmware. "
    i can confirm since 10 months ... each fw update (1.0.2.7x... 1.0.2.82) big big pb in AP mode...
    
    ARGHHHHHHHHH
    
    i've remove that **bleep** of NETGEAR R7800 ... :smileymad:
    it's a trash with the new firmware 1.0.2.82 :smileymad:
    
    [ SOLUTION ] :
    i've bought HUAWEI AX3 PRO WiFi 6+ Quad Core Enhanced Edition WS7200-30 = 50€ aliexpress... basta ...
    WORKS PERFECT !
    
    bye

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