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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 ...
Since updating to 1.0.9.6, all devices have been ok on all bands apart from one device that has not been playing nicely with the new firmware, and that's my Eufy Home Base 3. Never had a problem with the previous firmware in almost a year of use, but on 1.0.9.6 with 2.4ghz it never connects with certain channels, which is a bit odd and I noticed this issue immediately the moment I manually upgraded the firmware. I know channel 2 works great with my Eufy Home Base 3, but if the router auto changes, or I do it manually to say channel 10, it completely kicks this one device off my network and I can't get it working no matter what I do. Changing this channel manually or if the router decides to move back to a working channel like 2, it connects immediately.
On the previous 1.0.7.96 firmware, I have never seen this behaviour. Out of the 35 devices I have connected, this is the only one that does it annoyingly. If this happens again, I may just have to downgrade or force the 2.4ghz band to stick to one channel until a new update is out.
As I can't edit my post, I forgot to add I don't use smart connect, so all bands are completely separate and apart from 6hgz, the other two use WPA2/WPA3 Personal with modes set to the highest bandwidth.
Quick update, I've now downgraded the firmware back to 1.0.7.96 over the top of the latest one, and the one device that was playing up the eyfy home base 3 is now working no mater what channel 2.4ghz is on. Until whatever pretty serious bug has been added to the latest firmware, I’m going to have to stay on 1.0.7.96 for the moment.