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Nighthawk R7000 as access point and USB3
I just bought this amazing router and was configuring it. Because I have a router from my service provider which is hard to switch off I'll use my netgear as access point and disabled the wireless from my provider. This is also the reason I bought it.
Everything works fine and fast but the USB3 readyshare is not working when my HDD drive is connected on the USB3 - port. On USB2 it works perfectly. When i use it as router and not as access point the USB3 is working fine. The problem is only there in AP mode.
Is it a known bug? Can it be fixed with new firmware? I would love to use the USB3-port as well because it is way faster and I use it as a NAS now for my HD movies to stream and copy to it (fast access needed).
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Hi Try the below firmware and see if that issue is resolved.
Reuploading the firmware seems to solve the problem. Strange cause it is the same firmware as before.
I did not try the limited release firmware, it probably works also but I prefer the latest stable versions and not the beta ones.
Thanks for the help guys!
Seems a number of problems have been fixed for some people simply by reloading the FW, especially when performing a factory reset to defaults in the process (which is highly recommended when load FW).
