New Features and Enhancements:

• You can now configure RSSI values to disassociate sticky clients, which can improve client connectivity and load balancing.
• The default DTIM interval value is now 3 to enhance power savings.
• Client isolation now allows up to 16 devices to be exempt from isolation.
• The fixed multicast rate limit can now be a maximum of 512 packets per second. The default value is now 64 packets per second.
• The beacon interval now remains at 100 ms irrespective of the number of active virtual access points (VAPs) on a radio.
• The 802.11h feature is now by default enabled on all radio bands.
• Auto Radio Resource Management (RRM) is improved for better operating-channel selection by the AP.
• Neighbor AP discovery is improved for better roaming.
• The default multicast rate is now 11 Mbps for the 2.4GHz band and 24 Mbps for the 5GHz band.
• System stability improvements.

Security Bug Fixes:

• This firmware addresses security vulnerabilities. For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security/.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixes the issue where a “Preshared key is invalid” error message display if the configured pre-shared key exceeds 100 characters.
• Fixes the issue where “Accounting Stop” packets are missing “Input/Output” packets and octet attributes are missing.
• Fixes the issue where clients are unable to reach each other if they are connected to an SSID that has multi-Pre-Shared Key (multi-PSK, or MPSK) security enabled, if they are in the same VLAN, and if they are connected to the same radio.
• Fixes the issue where the root AP is unable to establish a mesh connection with more than two APs.
• Fixes the issue where a corrupted MAC address displays for a known neighbor AP.
• Fixes the issue where you cannot schedule an SSID broadcast.
• Fixes the issue where the EULA texts for a captive portal is not working.
• Fixes the issue where the splash page does not load for clients that are connected to an SSID in a non-default VLAN.

Known Issues:

• Changes to an SSID with NAT mode might take up to three minutes to be applied.
  Workaround: Wait at least three minutes before connecting any clients.
• The AP stops responding after changing or enabling an Instant Captive Portal and then changing or enabling a 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 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, 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/WAX610/WAX610_610Y_firmware_V10.8.8.6.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.