NOTE: Before upgrading to 3.0.5.0, please see the upgrade process in detail.
New Features:
- Switch between Stand alone and Business Central(BC) mode in AP.
- Use AP local GUI BC tab "enable/disable" option to switch from standalone to BC and vice versa.
- Show AP uptime in Local GUI.
Bug Fixes
- Excess Neighbor APs showing in BC.
- AP local GUI should enable "save as" option under Logs even if the logs are cleared.
- Fixes to Macbook Pro disconnect.
- Unable to sort the Rogue APs under the monitoring page for 5GHz radios in AP local GUI.
- WNDAP660 MIB seems corrupt/syntax error.
- Randomly drops WiFi & WNDAP660 hangs after some days.
Known issues
- Rogue AP table may not list all neighbor APs.
- There are known client disconnect issue with Macbook Pro running OS x v10.8.5(Mountain Lion), please upgrade to latest OS x.
- Not able to disable the DHCPv6 server when hotSpot is enabled.
- Wireless mode 11NA throughput fluctuates frequently with Mac Book and Intel 6300 wireless clients.
- Very rarely P2P Ping connection fail when the WDS Authentication is changed from Open to WPA-PSK. Reboot the AP to work around it.
NOTES:
- The default IP address of the AP is 192.168.0.100
- In the following scenarios, AP is expected to reboot automatically for the configuration to take affect.
- Change of Country/Region
- After Firmware upgrade
- After Restore Configuration Settings
- Reset factory defaults
In all the other conditions AP is not supposed to reboot automatically.
- With Rogue AP and more than 2 VAPs (security profiles) enabled, the beacon interval of the AP will be automatically updated for better performance of the Rogue AP algorithm. We recommend not to reconfigure the beacon interval below the suggested value. Anything above the suggested value is fine.
- 1 or 2 VAPs enabled, beacon interval is 100ms
- 3 VAPs enabled, beacon interval is 41ms x 3 = 123ms
- 4 VAPs enabled, beacon interval is 41ms x 4 = 164ms
- 5 VAPs enabled, beacon interval is 41ms x 5 = 205ms
- 6 VAPs enabled, beacon interval is 41ms x 6 = 246ms
- 7 VAPs enabled, beacon interval is 41ms x 7 = 287ms
- 8 VAPs enabled, beacon interval is 41ms x 8 = 328ms
To Install
- Download the new software and save it to a convenient folder location.The firmware filename after extracting is WNDAP660_v3.0.5.0.tar.
Download link : http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WNDAP660/WNDAP660_V3.0.5.0.zip
- Login to the access point web management GUI.
- Take backup of the current configuration and save it at a secure place.
- Select Maintenance > Upgrade > Firmware Upgrade.
- Click Browse and browse to the location of the software upgrade file that you just downloaded.
- Click Apply. The upgrade process typically takes at least 8 minutes.
Warning: When uploading software to the WNAP660 Wireless Access Point, it is important not to interrupt the Web browser by closing the window, clicking a link, or loading a new page. If the browser is interrupted, the upload might fail, corrupt the software, and render the WNAP660 access point completely inoperable.
- When the upload is completed, your wireless access point automatically restarts.
- If you decide to use the AP as standalone, log into the AP and disable Cloud management.
- If you decide to use the AP in cloud management, factory reset the AP and add the AP to BCWM portal (https://wireless.netgear.com).
READ THIS BEFORE ATTEMPT TO UPGRADE
Prior to upgrade to v3.x, the device MUST be running the firmware version indicate in the table below. Upgrading from older firmware version to v3.x without the required running firmware version will cause the user not able to access the device Web interface. The only way to recover is by factory resetting the device.
Case
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Notes
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Brand new AP to Standalone |
Download latest 3.x from support website. Load it on the AP.
Factory reset the AP.
Disable Cloud management and use it as standalone from local AP UI.
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Brand New AP to Business Central managed AP |
Download latest 3.x from support website. Load it on the AP.
Factory reset the AP.
Add the AP to BC portal.
AP will automatically join BC once it has access to internet.
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Standalone to Business Central managed AP |
Download latest 3.x from support website. Load it on the AP.
Factory reset the AP.
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Working Standalone to Standalone |
Case 1: APs running in 3.x can upgrade to 3.0.5.0 directly.
Case 2: APs running 2.x, first upgrade to V2.0.5. Second upgrade to V3.0.0.7/V3.0.4.0. Then upgrade to V3.0.5.0.
NOTE: Take backup of the current configurations before any upgrade. Save it at a secure place.
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Downgrade from V3.x to 2.x image not supported without a factory reset.
V2.x firmware images for the product can be downloaded from the Netgear download center http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/
Firmware upgrade from v2.x to v3.x will take about 8 minutes. Upgrade from v3.x to v3.x will take about 2 minutes.
Method to factory reset the AP via CLI
Using putty/tera term telent/ssh to the AP and run “restore-configuration /etc/default-config” or “restore-factory-default”
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