NETGEAR WAC720 Access Point Firmware 3.6.12.0

New Features and Enhancements

- Fast roaming (802.11r) support enabled over the air and over the distribution system per Wireless Network in Business central mode.

- Business Central managed APs has an option for firmware upgrade in local GUI.

- Cloud string is replaced with "Business Central" in AP local GUI with / without Business central mode.

Bug Fixes

- Fixes wireless client connectivity issue when RADIUS based MAC authentication configured for the security profile.

- Fixes issue in AP sending proper serial number with bonjour enabled.

- Default system time modified as 1st June 2016 when NTP fails.

- Fixes Memory leak issue with captive portal enabled wireless network when managed from Business central.

- Fixes issues related to Product registration page redirection in Business central connected mode.

Known Issues

- In statistics Page, the Tx packets and bytes are inclusive of Multicast & Broadcast packets in Dashboard.

- AP shows only first 20 clients when it work in Ensemble mode and it expects admin to go to individual AP to see on rest of the clients.

- When administrator configures one of the APs in the Ensemble, then the AP will push the configuration to the rest of the Ensemble and assumes the control of the Ensemble.

- Unable to save the Known APs on Checking & Unchecking Known APs list.

- Ensemble: Negative values for wired/wireless traffic are seen for the master AP in the ensemble dashboard.

- The dashboard screen becomes distorted when the screen resolution is 1280 X 800 or lower.

Upgrade Procedure:

- Download and extract the new firmware to a convenient place such as your desktop.

- Login to the AP web interface.

- Select Maintenance > Upgrade > Firmware Upgrade

- Click the Browse button and locate the image (.tar) upgrade file.

- Click the Apply button to initiate the upgrade process.

- During the upgrade process, the wireless access point automatically restarts. The upgrade process typically takes several minutes. When the Test LED turns off, wait a few more seconds before doing anything with the wireless access point.

About Access Point Firmware:

If you update the Access Point (AP) firmware, your device can benefit from changes that fix multiple issues encountered by wireless clients, correct different user interface problems, add various functionalities, and include support for newly developed protocols.

Before performing this task, we recommend that you read and understand all the installation steps, because there are many AP models and manufacturers available. Each producer strives to make the procedure as simple as possible, but there are cases when it’s anything but that.

It is also advisable that you apply a new access point firmware in a steady power environment (UPS unit will satisfy this need), using an Ethernet cable rather than a wireless connection. The latter can be easily interrupted.

With this in mind, if you wish to apply this version, click the download button and install the package on your access point. Remember to check back with our website as often as possible so that you don’t miss a single new release.