New Features:
- Initial Release
- Introduction of new HW platform WC7600 with support up to 50 AP’s per wireless Controller WC7600
- Support for WNDAP660 and WNDAP620 Access Point
- ARP Suppression
- Multicast rate limiting
- WN370 AP support
Bug Fixes:
- Fixed for AP reboot issues reported by WC7520 products customers
- Fixed for L3 roaming deployment, broadcast/multicast packets are forwarded to controller and causes controller to reboot, reported by WC9500 product customers
- Configuration > Security > Advance > Mac ACL Import issue reported by WC9500 product customers
Known Issues:
- SNMP traps are not supported in WC7600 firmware.
- Wireless client separation feature do not work when clients are connected on different AP’s on same profile.
- Captive portal unauthenticated clients can able to send and receive multicast traffic.
- Captive portal authenticated clients require re-authentication when roaming from Primary Controller managed AP to Save Controller managed AP or vice versa.
- Wireless fixed data rate setting for WNDAP660/WNDAP620 not supported. This firmware will support only “Best” data rate.
Upgrade Instructions:
- Using the Download Link below, download and extract the new firmware to a convenient place such as your desktop.
Download Link: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WC7600/WC7600-Firmware-v4.0.0.33.zip
- Log into the WC7600
- Take backup on the current running configuration from Maintenance > Backup/Restore and select BACKUP button.
- Select Maintenance > Upgrade from the main/submenu.
- In the Firmware Upgrade section, select Local File and click Browse.
- Locate the downloaded file and click Apply.This will start the software upgrade to your WC7600. This may take some time. Do not interrupt the upgrade process.At the conclusion of the upgrade, your WC7600 will reboot.
- In case of stacked and redundancy configurations, please follow the below steps:
- Upgrade the redundant controller first if available. Wait for the redundant controller to upgrade successfully and come back active.
- Then upgrade in the order Secondary 2, Secondary 1 and Primary controller.
Last Updated:10/17/2025
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Article ID: 24948