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piyopiyo320
Oct 19, 2025Aspirant
Access Control - Nighthawk RS600 "Whack-a-mole"
Router Firmware Version V1.0.5.12 I am using a Nighthawk RS600 along with a BE5000 (version EXS27 firmware v1.0.1.34) WiFi Extender. The issue that I am running into is that when I turn on Access...
FURRYe38
Oct 19, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Does this happen with out the extender being online?
Might try updating the RS router as well. There is newer FW available: https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rs600
- piyopiyo320Oct 19, 2025Aspirant
We manually updated the firmware to the latest. Unfortunately, even with the extender unplugged, the Xbox was still showing as 'Blocked' even after changing setting to 'Allowed'
- FURRYe38Oct 20, 2025Guru - Experienced User
I recommend factory reset the router then setup from scratch.
Set up some IP address reservations for devices that your trying to use with Access Controls.
piyopiyo320 wrote:
We manually updated the firmware to the latest. Unfortunately, even with the extender unplugged, the Xbox was still showing as 'Blocked' even after changing setting to 'Allowed'