New Features and Enhancements:
- Supports NETGEAR Armor
- Improves the device type and model detection
- Adds 5 GHz DFS channels for NA and WW regions
Bug Fixes:
- Blocked devices could still access the Internet when access control was enabled.
- When up to 253 devices were connected to the router, no attached devices displayed in the Nighthawk app and router web interface.
- Sync issues occurred with the Nighthawk app and router web interface when changes were made to the device names.
- Device names displayed incorrectly.
- Device names could not be modified successfully on the router web interface if the device name contained a special character such as "."
- Block sites by schedule did not working correctly when the "Automatically adjust for daylight saving time" feature was enabled.
- DDNS registered successfully even though an incorrect and registered account was used.
- The Internet LED turned red, even though the Internet connection was good.
- The Nighthawk app detected new firmware and displayed a message that the firmware updated successfully, but the router did not reboot to finish the update.
- After enabling smart connect, clients could not connect to router via WPS.
- The Basic home page sometimes displayed incorrectly.
- The new firmware version check feature in the Nighthawk app sometimes did not work.
- Access to the USB ReadySHARE folder via HTTP and FTP was not available.
- When turning 2.4 GHz radio off, the 2.4 GHz LED turned off and then back on again.
- Incorrect speed test results displayed after successfully running the test.
- The Wireless Settings page always displayed 2.4 GHz when enabling smart connect.
- Fixes security issues.
Firmware Update Instructions:
Download Link: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RAX50/RAX50-V1.0.2.8_2.0.24.zip
To update your router’s firmware, follow the instructions in your router’s user manual. To view your router’s user manual, visit https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RAX50.aspx#docs.
Last Updated:07/07/2025
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Article ID: 000061813