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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.
Immediately following this update I lost my two Samsung Wifi Camera connections and all 5 Nest Protect Smoke Detectors. I was able to re-open all the port triggers that got wiped by the update but no luck getting the two cameas back on-line. Other 2.4 GHz connections are working fine but not the Cameras - Yes using same SSID and PW, etc. I finally regressed back to the prior release, restored my configuration file and viloa! everything works again. Yes, I tried disabling the Ario support but that made no impact in this case. Something very messed up with this release.
And the problem reports keep rolling in...
Come on Netgear, pull this release already.
I just bought this router three days ago and immediatly updated to 1.0.6.28 (from 1.0.4)
The menu is very slow responding, is that normal? When I click on a button the desired settings page needs seconds to load.. :-(
I'm used to OpenWrt.
Before I got the Nighthawk I had a TP-Link TL-WR1043ND.
I'm dissapointed of the promises the ads told. I did not get a better coverage of the WLAN area, even with tweaking around with the settings. The router also needs a very long time to start up comparing to the WR1043ND.
I'm considering to return the Nighthawk and go back to the WR1043ND.
revert back to v 4.0.28.. it's the latest stable release.. if you're like me, in europe, you can set the region on Japan for DFS channels in the 5ghz band.
I've been trying out every new firmware and the added, sometimes working, features aren't worth the trouble and stability issues that the later firmwares are plauged with.
Odd as I am having no issues with this firmware, no discconecctions over 2.4 Ghz everything is working just fine with this latest firmware, apart from the GUI being like wading though molasses. I do however have all my devices set using address reservation, not sure if thats making the difference. I'll sit tight till they push another version out but I imagine the R7000 will be replaced soon anyway, it must be coming to the end of its life cycle. Maybe an R7800 Xs or an Asus RT-AC88U but they will all be buggy for quite a while.
Weird also, I have no problem at all with the latest firmware. All my WiFi equipment (2x Chromecasts, 4 Android tablets, Kindles,... ) are working well. Never loses connections, R7000 is fast and steady...
I made an account so I could voice my frustration with this new firmware. Netgear, please withdraw this release, it's full of bugs!
The 2.4 Ghz band is broken due to some issue with Arlo and multiple 2.4ghz SSIDs. My workaround is disabling Arlo and enabling "access control" with "all devices allowed." That seems to allow my 2.4ghz devices to connect successfully.
If I simply disable access control, then my 2.4 ghz devices cannot connect (EPSON printer, and Logitech Harmony Hub). The EPSON complains about multiple SSIDs with same name, and also complains about failing to pass through mac filtering, even though I don't have any mac filtering enabled. Nothing has changed in my config to cause this, other than the firmware update.
Update:
My workaround is disabling Arlo, enabling "access control" with "all devices allowed", and then disabling the guest network on the 2.4ghz band.
