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R7000 BETA 1.0.6.40 ..........SOS..........Different version #
I was somewhat excited to hear that a Beta was being passed around today. 1.0.6.40 So I downloaded and installed it correctly. I entered my settings while off line using a wired connection. The 1st ...
With last Pulled version I had successfully disabled ARLO via arlo setup. Several days later I turn 2.4 off from the advanced wireless settings menu and arlo popped up.
This time with the latest FW I again successfully turned it off from the arlo setup page and when pushing the front button the main SSID's turned off and arlo popped up.
I have no interest in testing Jack Squat any further. If and when I need to use the r7000 I'll once again go thru the whole fricken default, reset , powercyle and while facing fricken mecca install 1.0.4.30 again.
turn off wifi via front button then scan for it
this is same cra_ as before turn off 2.4 and Arlo pops up
News flash!!!!!!!!!!!! I just powered my r7000 off and Arlo disappeared. Arlo is an additional option added to the r7000 in the last FW that was pulled and apparently found it's way back into the beta and has same problems as before.
Arlo is a security camera which needs a separate host to work. Nitgear added this host option to the r7000 to save arlo users from having to buy the arlo host. or something close to it.
I had no issues turning of the Arlo network in the former latest(now pulled) firmware version. Did not try turning the wifi completely off, but turning the 2.4 and 5 separatedly worked. However, I did it all through the firmware menu options. And no, this does not mean the same, as the signal from the button is a different programmed action in the units firmware! So try doing it in the firmware menu and let us know if it changed anything! ;-)
Hmmmm....my experience was different.
I disabled Arlo and applied it while monitoring with inSSIDer. Few minutes later, (it wasn't immediate), the Arlo SSID was gone.
Would strongly prefer the Arlo option was disabled as default but no big deal apart from the annoyance of having to disable it.
