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realtime bandwidth monitoring by device
It would be great if you could see realtime bandwidth per device for the netgear r7000, similar to Google Wifi and Eero. It would be a really useful info and diagnostic tool to see what devices are currently taking up bandwidth. It would be great if this was added to the router web administration page as well theNetgear Genie and/or Netgear Up apps. I've attached a screenshot of how this feature looks on Google Wifi.Orbi needs ability to turn off radios
It would be useful in the GUI (and perhaps app) to have the ability to turn off specific wifi band radios temporarily. As an example, turn off the 5g radio. This would be useful in setting up IOT devices on a mobile device that may default to 5g, but the IOT device needs 2.4! By being able to shut down the WIFI radio temporarily, you could set up and then reenable. I have seen the Telnet commands to do this, so I know it is possible. Just a matter of implementation.Make client type listing consistent between Orbi App and Orbi web interface
Some client device types listed in the iOS App are not available in the Orbi web interface and as a result, any changes made in the app are not permanent. One example is editing the client and selecting AV Receiver for client type in the app. The web interface does not have this type so of course the change will not be permanent in the App. I'm not sure how many differences exist between the two but this is one of them.Meural Canvas UI Upgrades
Eagerly awaiting a response to my original post (below)... I was told by Netgear phone support that posting feature requests to this forum was the only way to communicate my displeasure and bemusement with the Meural Canvas web interface and cloud-based service. In 2019, it is unbelievable that a tech company could still make such a terrible UI for such an expensive product, but here we are. Here is a brief list of the issues I have encountered… 20Gb limit on cloud-based storage - Imagine my surprise when, after spending over $1200 on two Canvases, I started receiving a message on the website that I had run out of storage space on my Meural cloud. The phone support person I spoke with informed me that the storage limit for Meural is 20Gb. For 99 cents per month, Apple will give a customer 50Gb of storage. But for the price tag of a $600 Canvas (and I’ve purchased two), I’m limited to 20Gb? Really? Deleting playlists does not delete the uploaded photos inside it - I understand this from the perspective of protecting customers from accidental deletion, but it highlights the many issues of the user interface. It is so unclear as to WHERE on the website uploads are all kept and managing them is ridiculously obtuse. For instance… One-at-a-time upload management - If I want to remove an upload, change its name, add it to a playlist, etc I can only do so one upload at a time. This is incredibly frustrating and, frankly, unacceptable in a world with much better user interfaces. Errors when uploading too many items at once - In addition to having to manage uploads one at a time, I have also encountered issues when attempting to upload more than, approximately, 10 images at once. The website will hang, crash, throw an error, or not upload the images at all. Please fix this. No interface for upload management beyond the playlists - Playlists are the only way to manage one’s uploads and what actually shows up on the Canvas. I have no ability to reorder the images; and even if I could, they do not display on my Canvases the same way they are displayed - or ordered - on the website. Not alphabetically. Not chronologically. Not in the order I uploaded them. It seems completely random, with no way to manage it. General “uploads” interface is…terrible - The three-column display is not only difficult to navigate, but it’s not even flattering to the artwork itself, which the whole point of this device. Images only load if you scroll to the bottom of the page and wait. And then, as previously mentioned, the uploads themselves are completely scrambled and in no apparent or useful order. The mobile app - …is not an improvement over the website and therefore unhelpful in resolving issues. Intermittent image “drop-out” on Canvas - This has less to do with the web-based interface and more to do with the overall functionality of the hardware and service, but my Canvases will often display a blank, black screen for several seconds (or even close to a minute in some instances), before the next image appears. There seems to be no rhyme or reason for this issue, I cannot recreate it manually, and I have not been able to find a fix despite resetting the Canvases several times and reloading the playlists on them. I truly hope I am not just shouting into the void here and that your Meural team of engineers will consider making changes to the interface, in addition to Netgear putting more time, money, and other resources into improving this product and service. If this does not fall on deaf ears, please respond soon so that I know it is being worked on. You also have my permission to contact me via my Netgear account. Thank you.Orbi iOS app needs landscape mode on iPad
Please add landscape mode to the Orbi app in iOS. In addition to routine usage for Orbi network management, landscape support would greatly benefit tech support. I recently used the Orbi app for multiple live chats with NETGEAR tech support, typing on the Smart Keyboard Portfolio (landscape only) while reading the chat turned 90 degrees since the Orbi app only has portrait mode. Landscape support in the Orbi app would have made that much easier.Meural Canvas Metadata On SD Card Images
A useful feature would be to allow users to add metadata (i.e. image description information displayed when swiping up) to images loaded using an SD Card. This has been discussed with online support who communicated that metadata for SD card images is currently not supported. (Although adding meatdata to images uploaded through the my.meural.com portal is supported.)More Icons
I know it’s been posted before but the user didn’t mention much details or the reasons why. AX Networks are built to handle more traffic in a world of ever increasing WiFi devices. So it’s only fitting we should have enough icons on the app to be able to label those devices. HomeKit is a massive market now These include the following Bulbs Speakers Cameras Vacuums Kettles Security systems Fans Blinds Thermostats Radiator valves Plugs Sensors Switches Locks I’m sure there is loads I’ve missed but it’s a good start. Be great if we could see some in the next update. Thanks
