Enhancements:
- The AP transmit power (in dBm) is now displayed in the local browser interface and in NETGEAR Insight.
- Probe requests from clients that do not associate are now logged in syslog.
- Load balancing alarms now include the reason why a client is denied a connection to the AP.
- The AP now prevents client connectivity issues while the AP scans for neighboring APs.
- All types of traffic are now blocked for a client that is connected to a captive portal SSID before web authentication is complete. (In earlier releases, only HTTP traffic was blocked.)
Bug Fixes:
- Fixes the issue where clients that are connected to a captive portal SSID can access the Internet without web authentication.
- Fixes the issue where clients that are connected to a captive portal SSID are unable to open the authentication page after roaming.
- Fixes the issue where the Captive Portal feature does not work if client Isolation is enabled on an SSID.
- Fixes the issue where packet loss occurs for clients that are connected to a guest SSID while roaming between different APs.
- Fixes various stability issues that are related to the Captive Portal feature.
- Fixes the issue where “ol_ath_node_alloc” kernel errors occur on the AP.
- Fixes the issue where the AP can reboot because insufficient memory is available.
- Fixes the issue where “Internal Error” pop-up messages display after you enable the Multi Pre-Shared Key (Multi PSK), and dynamic VLAN (DVLAN) features.
Known Issues:
- Changes to a NAT SSID configuration can take two to three minutes to apply.
Workaround: Wait at least 3 minutes before connecting any clients.
- Facebook Wi-Fi authentication does not work because Facebook has discontinued the support for this feature.
Workaround: Use the Instant Captive Portal feature or the basic Captive Portal feature.
- The captive portal splash page might display the error message "ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS" while connecting to a captive portal that is enabled on an SSID.
Workaround: Clear the browser cache.
- 802.11r roaming does not work between an AP that runs firmware version 10.5.0.x and another AP that runs an older firmware version at the same Insight network location.
Workaround: Upgrade all APs at an Insight network location to the latest firmware version.
- The AP stops responding after changing or enabling an Instant Captive Portal and then changing or enabling a dynamic VLAN (DVLAN) configuration, or the other way around.
Workaround: After enabling the Instant Captive Portal, wait a few minutes before enabling the DVLAN configuration. Or, after enabling the DVLAN configuration, wait a few minutes before enabling the Instant Captive Portal.
- Clients connected to a captive portal that is configured on an SSID might not see the splash page for authentication when the VLAN of the SSID is the same as the management VLAN, a VLAN that is configured as a DVLAN, or a VLAN that has a Multi Pre-Shared Key (Multi PSK) configured.
Workaround: For the SSID on which the captive portal is configured, use the default VLAN or a unique VLAN that is not used as the management VLAN, that is not a DVLAN, or that does not use Multi PSK.
- A RADIUS based MAC ACL does not work with Multi PSK and DVLAN.
- With the mDNS Gateway feature enabled, a device running Windows might not discover certain printers.
Workaround: Manually add the IP address of the printer on the Windows device.
- With the mDNS Gateway feature enabled, even though Apple AirPlay services are discoverable, they might not be accessible.
- Your web browser might not redirect automatically to the login page after a firmware upgrade.
Workaround: Refresh the web browser.
- Radio information on the AP Dashboard page might not be displayed properly.
Workaround: Refresh the web browser.
- Captive portal authentication does not work if the captive portal and the VLAN configuration for an SSID are changed simultaneously.
Workaround: Change either the captive portal configuration or the VLAN configuration for an SSID and save the changes. Then go back to the SSID and make the other configuration changes.
- When client isolation is enabled for an SSID, clients that are connected to this SSID cannot reach each other even if their IP addresses are added to the allowed list.
- Clients that use the Intel AX210 might encounter disruptions when roaming.
- Video streaming to multiple clients does not work properly if there are more than eight clients in a single multicast group.
- If clients experience connectivity issues on the higher band channels of the 5 GHz radio and subsequently switch to the 2.4 GHz radio, they might experience lower throughput.
Workaround: Configure lower band channels on the 5 GHz radio.
- Some newer IoT devices might experience issues connecting to the AP.
Workaround: Upgrade the IoT devices to the latest driver version and try again. If security is set to WPA3 or WPA2/WPA3 mixed mode, change it to WPA2 mode, and try again.
Download Link: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WAX608Y/WAX608Y_firmware_V10.7.0.10.zip
Firmware Update Instructions:
To update the firmware of your product, follow the instructions mentioned in the product manual. To refer the user manual, visit https://www.netgear.com/support/, enter your model number in the search box, and click the Documentation button on the product page.