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R7000 New Firmware 1.0.6.28 released
New Features: Supports Arlo camera. Set up the R7000 as an Arlo base station and connect an Arlo camera to the R7000 without needing an extra base station.. Bug Fixes: Fixes the issue in which ...
If you are going backwards in release number you might still have them (that is from one of the older recalled beta's). However there is NO guarantee they will work. In cases like that you have to RESET the router and then re-apply manually your setting for proper operation.
If you are moving up from and older official release, like V1.0.4 or older you don't need to reset the router but it is advised. In this case I'd give it a try, have any problems, reset and re-enter is the first thing to try. DO NOT load saved settings from any other version into a new one. That seems to be asking for trouble these days.
I consider myself moderately technical when it comes to networking. I suggest reviewing and screen capturing your current configuration and then do the reset. If you keep the old SSID and passwords you should be in good shape. Took me 15 minutes to capture everything and 15 minutes to reconfigure. I have some port forwarding, otherwise it would have gone quicker.
I never looked to see if there was a network configuration export. It would be nice. The configuration backup file is binary so you can't read it.
Was it a reply to my post? If it's a yes, then there is something I don't understand: a reset would revert the router to which firmware? The factory one? Or the one I have just uploaded?
I did a reset, uploaded the latest firmware, and started anew to enter the mac addresses of my devices, the port forwarding rules, and so on.
Everything seem ot be working well except the WiFi if I hide the SSID. In that case, my device can't log on the network. Maybe I've missed a configuration option somewhere?
I think a reset leaves it at what ever firmware is currently loaded. When I reset, I was still at the latest with no configuration.
I noticed if I stop broadcasting my 2.4Ghz ssid, all devices disconnect and never reconnect, even if they had "automatically connect when available" on. Turn broadcast back on and everything is fine. There may be more going on here than I understand. I always broadcast so I'm not sure I can call it a bug.