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DLAUS
Jul 08, 2025Aspirant
RS700 firmware update 1.0.9.6
Hi After upgrading to 1.0.9.6, something has prevented some of my 2.5ghz devices from being able to connect to wpa2/3 setting when smart connect is enabled. the only way to resolve was to ...
BH_C
Jul 08, 2025NETGEAR Expert
Thank you all for reporting the issue and the workaround, and we are sorry for the troubles. We will look into it right away.
Once you disable all the radios, all yur WiFi devices will get disconnected, and you need a device wired to the router to enable all the radios again.
Raddip1
Jul 09, 2025Guide
I too am having problems after the firmware update. All devices with preconfigured static IP addresses randomly change to a different IP address. All device labeling and MAC addresses assigned to the static IP addresses randomly change as well without any user intervention.
I have rebooted, factory reset and uploading backups to no avail.