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R7000 Firmware Bug 1.0.6.28
The other night, I flashed the firmware, as the router notified me of an update to version 1.0.6.28_1.1.83. After doing so, my wife's laptop will no longer connect to the home 2.4 GHz network; howev...
So far, so good. I just flashed my R7000 and it even kept my modified IP settings, so I don't have to modify those parameters. It appears to "see" the connected devices, and my Samsung printer works on the IP that was assigned. If I notice any glitches, I'll post again. Also, will Arlo be in the final version and off by default?
Thank you.
nhoover We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Our engineers are aware and the fix is on the works. The firmware will be released soon.
Will the release automatically invoke the Arlo function, or will there be an option to leave it off without having to drill down to find it? This should be a user choice option for those of us who do not have any Arlo devices.
There will be an option to disable the Arlo function for users who does not have Arlo devices.
That right there is a big part of the problem. One of the big complaints is that this should be opt-in, not opt-out. Why enable a feature by default when more than half of the user base won't use it or disable it immediately?
I apologize but that should have been enable/disable.
However, let me see if I can get a word from our engineering department as to whether how it will be implemented by default.
On a side note, do you know whether there will be an option to edit the Device Name in the Attached Devices list? Currently, for example, the 2 cell phones and the Android tablet show up as "android-" followed by a striing of apparently random numbers and letters. It would be nice to modify the names, rather than referring to a spreadsheet I made, which has the all my devices and MAC addresses.
AddisonTech There's no way to edit the Device name. The device name that shows up depends on the name that you put on the actual device.
In your case, it will be under the Android settings.