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Nighthawk M1 - selection of LTE Frequency/Band
Hello there, is there any way to select the LTE Band/Frequency the router should log on to? This would really help to avoid switching from a "good" cell to a bad one. With Huawei Routers I can do that using a third party tool. (LTE Watch). Unfortunately this is not available for Netgear Routers. Thanks for your comments!M1 Nighthawk mobile app
Just purchased my nighthawk M1 router through Telstra online in Australia. In the quick setup guide it says 'Download the NETGEAR Mobile App' and gives the download link at netgear.com/mobileapps , however, when I type this address into my browser it just says 'page not found', so then I search the website for 'mobile app download' and 'nighthawk M1 mobile app' and it just brings up manuals and netgear community questions, etc, but no actual download page link. So then I search the site for nighthawk router hoping it might have the app download link there and find a page with some very spacey looking nighthawks, but no nighthawk M1 shown. So where is this mobile app and have I bought an outdated model? Cheers, BeauNighthawk M1 External Antennas AT&T
Howdy folks, I just got a M1 on AT&T and wondering about external antennas for this unit. I am having issues because the specs indicate there is a 4x4 MINO internal antenna, but there are only two TS-9 antenna connectors. Questions: 1) If external antennas are used does this mean its operating in 2x2 MIMO? 2) If with external antennas it is in fact 2x2 MIMO operation, does this affect the performance of the device? 3) Please proide recomendations for outdoor/mobile mount MIMO omni antenna. Cheers, MikeM1 (MR1100) needs battery to update firmware
My suspicions expressed at the end of this post seem to be confirmed - apparently you currently need a battery installed in the M1 in order to update its firmware. If this is correct, it's a big problem for people running their M1 solely on the mains charger, especially if the M1 is in a remote, difficult-to-access location. I believe the firmware needs to be changed so that if the M1 is being run without a battery, using a sufficiently powerful mains charger (see the link in the next paragraph) then firmware auto-upgrades should be allowed to proceed. If you agree with this proposal, please hit the Kudos button - it may draw attention to this post. I'm using my Nighthawk M1 (MR1100) without its battery, powered only by an upgraded mains charger for 24/7 internet access at home. This morning I found I had no internet connection and the LED on the M1 was flashing orange rapidly but dully. I decided just to turn off the power, wait a few seconds and then turn it back on. This probably wasn't a good idea - it would have been better to try to shut it down by holding the M1's power button in until it shut itself down "gracefully" - I guess I could have "bricked" the M1 if it had been in the middle of a firmware update. Anyway, after powering back up, thankfully the LCD screen then displayed a progress bar and a message similar to "Updating - do not power off". The progress bar moved fairly rapidly but when it reached 100%, the LCD screen went blank and the orange LED started flashing rapidly again. I'd noticed previously that in the web-based interface under Settings > Adminstration > Firmware Update, there was an advisory note saying "Software Update unavailable when battery level is below 20%", so I suspected that running the M1 without a battery might cause issues when it tried to auto-update the firmware. I inserted the battery (already charged to around 70%) without turning off the mains charger and the LCD screen again displayed the progress bar with the warning not to power off. This time, the progress bar didn't move smoothly to 100%, it jumped in stages and each time the LCD screen went blank for a while. When it reached 100%, the M1 appeared to reboot, possibly more than once, but eventually the normal LCD display returned and the LED was flashing blue as ususal. When I checked the web-based interface, there was a message stating that the software had been updated successfully. Prior to the update, my M1 was on firmware version NTG9X50C_10.20.05.00. It's now on NTG9X50C_10.22.03.00, which has a build date of 22nd Nov 2017. I'm in the UK and my provider is EE - it's possible that the firmware version numbers differ from country to country. I've no idea what has changed in this firmware version - on a quick glance through the interface, I don't see any new options so I guess the changes were bug fixes. Unfortunately, there's no new option to stop the Ethernet port going to sleep when running on the mains charger without a battery. However, this feature wasn't promised until Feb. It would be very useful if Netgear published a firmware update history on their site, even though they are not providing the firmware itself for downloading. At least we could then see what had changed. If you agree with me on this point, I ask you again to hit the Kudos button. Thanks.Please demystify firmware update numbers for Nighthawk M1
Can anyone please explain what Nighthawk M1 firmware update numbers indicate? I'm in the UK and my mobile network provider is EE. When I first got my M1 in Nov 2017 it immediately auto-updated to release 10.20.05.00. Last week it auto-updated to 10.22.03.00 (firmware build date 22nd Nov 2017), only after I had replaced the battery (I'm normally running my M1 24/7 on an upgraded mains charger without the battery). My web-based GUI version is now MR1H_04.01.45.00. However, the firmware numbers don't match the numbers I've seen in other posts, such as 10.16.04.04 from around August 2017 (perhaps specific to Telstra), which according to this Netgear moderator partially solves the Ethernet sleep issue, by initially turning on the Ethernet port for 2 mins after a reboot and then keeping in on if the port is terminated by an attached device. He also refers to 10.16.04.04 as being MR1 - does this stand for "Major Release 1" or something else? And he indicates that the remaining Ethernet port issues should be solved in MR2. How would the update release codes change to indicate MR2? And when is MR2 likely to be released to the various carriers in different countries? The release 10.16.04.04 would appear to be a numerically earlier release than my original version 10.20.05.00, which still had the Ethernet port OFF after a reboot. So how are these release numbers determined? Is there a different code for each country or perhaps each mobile network provider? If there's no uniformity with the numbering and no update history records on the Netgear website (new features, bug fixes, etc.), how on earth can users know when their own M1 issues have been solved? Please Netgear - be more open about your release numbering and provide update history records on your website so that users in different countries know where they stand.
Netgear Nighthawk M1 drops LTe connection every day and requires multiple reboots
Hi there, Purchased a Nighthawk M1 (MR1100) from Telstra recently. Seems to work well in terms of speed. But a few problems including severe lack of configuration for DHCP (the only item you can configure is DHCP range - there's no fixed host mappings, or any even basic features present in almost every other device on the market. I really hope this is addressed in a future patch or Netgear advise a secret menu to access these basic features as it's really disappointing and lets the router down at the present time). However, it's by far the fastest I've ever tested. Anyway to the main problem. Every day when I come home the device is no longer providing Internet over the connected ethernet cable. I can connect to the modem admin screen fine, and it reports it's connected to the internet (reports LTE connection is fine and has been connected for over a day); however, no devices on the network can use the internet and the only way to solve it is by restarting the MR1100 multiple times eventually it starts routing traffic again. This problem does not occur on any of the other modems I've tested using the same SIM/Service so it's definitely an issue with the MR1100. Something is wrong with the software - need someone from Netgear to sort this out. Also Netgear you need to add the Nighthawk M1 to your model list as I had to assign this ticket against a random unrelated modem as your product list isn't up to date.
