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R7000 Support, Info & Firmware #EPIC Article
Visit this #Epic article for the latest support, product info and firmware support for the AC1900 WiFi Router (R7000). R7000 is an 802.11ac (WiFi 5) dual band router, supporting AC1900 (600+1...
Chiming in to bring awareness to the .88 firware update and the .100 firmware breaking 5Ghz. Thought my R6900 finally gave up and then bought a R7000 only to find out the issue is your firmware. Unacceptable guys. Been a solid router but, the response and slow timing of fixing things has me wanting to move on to a different product. Could have saved my self $150 dollars. For context, I bought the R7000 from Walmart just a couple of months ago.
Yes, I have gone through all the steps of factory resetting and all that jazz. Just reverted back to .42 and it I'm good on drops and speed again. Sad that I am potentially exposed security wise.
The breaking of 5ghz is exactly what we've been experiencing for some time. If it's a firmware problem, should I revert back to an older firmware? It's been driving us crazy.
Yes. I believe they released a fix but slows down internet speeds so you will have to roll back to an unsecure version. Honeslty just move on from this garbage company.
poguesquadron wrote:The breaking of 5ghz is exactly what we've been experiencing for some time. If it's a firmware problem, should I revert back to an older firmware? It's been driving us crazy.
Yup. I finally threw my R7000 in the trash and got a Unifi Dream Machine.
CatintheHat wrote:Yes. I believe they released a fix but slows down internet speeds so you will have to roll back to an unsecure version. Honeslty just move on from this garbage company.
poguesquadron wrote:The breaking of 5ghz is exactly what we've been experiencing for some time. If it's a firmware problem, should I revert back to an older firmware? It's been driving us crazy.