New Features/Enhancements:
- Support for the following countries:
- Israel (WBE750 only)
- India (WBE750/WBE758)
- Support for all 6 GHz band channels in Saudi Arabia
- Supports security enhancements required for EU RED certification.
- Support for converting DHCP ACK packets to unicast
- Support for firmware downgrade when the AP is operating in Insight mode.
- Support for displaying the current Ethernet link speed on the AP monitoring page.
- Support for alarm generation when the Ethernet link changes or the AP temperature is high.
- Support for including the Calling-Station-Id (client MAC address) in the RADIUS Access-Request packet during External Captive Portal authentication.
- Supports various 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 packet loss occurs for clients that are connected in a MESH setup.
- Fixes the issue where the RADIUS accounting data of a wireless client that is connected to a captive portal SSID is not correctly calculated by AP.
- Fixes the issue where DNS resolution fails for a client when “URL Filtering” is enabled in a MESH setup.
- Fixes the issue where new configurations are not applied correctly on the AP.
- Fixes the issue where new clients were unable to join an SSID over time.
- Fixes the issue that causes the following error to display: “The hostapd has failed over 5 times consecutively.”
- Fixes the issue where clients frequently roam between APs, despite having strong signal strength.
- Fixes the issue that prevents the extender AP from establishing an Insight mesh connection when its Ethernet port was down.
- Fixes the issue where the AP incorrectly displays as an IPv6 DNS server through DHCPv6.
- Fixes the issue where you cannot edit the gateway IP address when you configure a static IP address.
Known Issues:
- When the AP switches management mode between standalone and Insight, the configured channel may not take effect.
Workaround: Restart the AP after you change the management mode. - The 5 GHz channel displays incorrectly for Israel: The 5 GHz channel displays as “Auto (0)” in the UI, even though the correct channel is applied internally.
- Incorrect traffic data displays in the Hour Trends graph: Data may be misrepresented but this does not impact AP functionality and will be addressed in a future release.
- iPhones may fail to connect when the authentication is set to “WPA2/WPA3 Personal” (mixed) with Multi-Link Operation (MLO) enabled.
Workaround: Change the authentication to “WPA3 Personal” or disable MLO. - The ARP proxy feature does not work with the drop rule: If an ARP packet drop rule is added in the MAC IP Traffic Filter, the ARP proxy feature does not function
- Channel 144 is not listed in the available channel set for Singapore.
Download Link: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WBE718/WBE710_WBE718_V11.8.0.14.zip
Firmware Update Instructions:
To update your product’s firmware, follow the instructions in your product’s user manual. To find your 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.
Last Updated:09/01/2025
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