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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 disable smart connect and change security to wpa2 only, or downgrade firmware which I have now done, and everything is working perfectly again. Has anyone else had this issue? Thanks"Up to 5.8 Gbps" it only uses 20 Mhz
I am having the same issue, it keeps going to 20 MHz even though I'm trying to use this for a Quest 3 wireless access point. 20 MHz is not cutting it either for steamVR. I bought this router exclusively for this and it is performing worse than congested 5 GHz channels.Firmware 1.0.9.6 Issues
After upgrading to the latest firmware on my RS700, some wireless devices cannot connect to my EX80 extender. I don't have the one-network name bs enabled but it was working fine before this router firmware upgrade. I had to revert back to the old firmware to get it working again. Why don't they test these things thoroughly before releasing???Nighthawk WiFi 7 Router RS700S new firmware update not alerting???
This router is advertised as "The most powerful & advanced Nighthawk router ever." yet there is no indication or alert to the latest firmware (Version 1.0.9.6), why is that? The latest firmware was released JULY 7, 2025 & seems to address about 9 bugs (security issues) and add some features yet the router wont bring this to my attention, I had to go dig for it. Am I missing something? Even my Buffalo Airstation router from 2012 would indicate a firmware update so why is this "Flagship" router silent regarding what seems to be an important update? Not impressed so far....RS700 firmware update 1.0.9.6 breaks Windows Server DCHP
For context, I use Windows Server 2019 DHCP for my DHCP Server, so I disable the DHCP feature on the router. After the 1.0.9.6 update I found that the Windows DHCP Server was broken and gave the error "The DHCP/BINL service has encountered another server on this network with IP Address, 192.168.1.1, belonging to the domain: ." Well 192.168.1.1 is the router, so I double check and DHCP is still disabled on the router, but Windows Server thinks the router is a DHCP server anyway, so I believe there is some bug in 1.0.9.6 that is making the router broadcast itself as a DHCP even when it is disabled. I downgraded to 1.0.7.96 and so far I don't have the problem anymore, but I'll have to check more later since I did find that on 1.0.9.6 if I temporarily unplugged the ethernet from the server that Windows would happily start the DHCP service, so having it work now doesn't fully convince me that it wasn't a configuration error on my part. For some additional notes: The IP address given to my PC was not what my Windows DHCP server would provide, or what the router would have provided had DHCP been enabled, but it looked like something a DHCP server might provide since it was 192.168.1.100 (which is still in range of the router's default configuration, but I think it would have started with x.x.x.2 not, x.x.x.100), but maybe that is something windows falls back to, but if I remember right in ipconfig the info it did list the router, and not the Windows Server, as the DHCP server. I'm mostly posting this information in case anyone else has experienced this problem, and so that maybe Netgear will look into the issue.RS700 WIFI coverage issues - extender?
Hello Everyone, I have a 2500 sq. ft. single story home I am having WIFI coverage issues with my RS700. Netgear support is suggesting an extender. Below are the options offered. https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex6250v2/ https://www.netgear.com/support/product/ex6410v2/ Have any of you used an extender to improve better signal and performance? Thanks, Paul