New Features & Enhancements:
- Adds a new setting to the “LED Control Settings” page in which the NETGEAR logo LED can be tuned on and off.
- Improves the auto channel selection algorithm.
- The port forwarding rule supports the "different external port but same internal port for different internal IP."
- DLNA scans when a USB storage device is configured as "all-no password" for the read access and as "admin” for the write access.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixes the issue in which the router cannot recognize HFS file system larger than 2TB.
- Fixes the synchronization issue that the NTP server has with some Thomson modems.
- Fixes the issue in which the 5 GHz WiFi radio stops working when the router is configured in AP mode and the WiFi on and off schedule is configured.
- Fixes some interoperability issues with the QNAP NAS.
- Fixes the issue in which the router cannot get an IPv6 address after disabling and then enabling PPPoEv6.
- Fixes the issue in which the router incorrectly reserves port 1194 when no OpenVPN service is enabled.
- Fixes the issue in which the "Attached device" page show only one device when there are multiple IP's assigned to the same MAC address.
- Fixes the issue in which when IPv6 is enabled, the LAN PC cannot ping or access ipv6.google.com when IPv4 on the LAN PC is disabled and the LAN PC is rebooted.
- Fixes the issue in which the 2.4 GHz SSID cannot be detected after disabling both 5GHz and 2.4GHz and then enabling the 2.4 GHz WiFi radio only.
To Install
Note: To avoid wireless disconnect issue during the firmware download process, NETGEAR recommends that firmware upgrade be performed on a computer with wired connection.
- Write down all the settings which you changed from the default values, since you may need to re-enter them manually.
- Using the Download Link below, download and extract the new firmware to a convenient place such as your desktop. The filename after extracting is R6300v2-V1.0.3.26_10.0.70.chk
Download Link: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R6300V2/R6300v2-V1.0.3.26_10.0.70.zip
- Log in to the router using a Web browser. The URL is http://www.routerlogin.net.
- Click ADVANCED tab > Administration > Firmware Upgrade.
- Click Browse and find the file you just downloaded.
- Click Upload. Do not interrupt the upgrade while the router does this step.
Important Note:
- The upgrade process is completed when the on screen progress bar completes. If power LED light turns amber and blinking, power cycle the router to complete the upgrade.
- If the upgrade progress bar on web GUI doesn’t display correctly during firmware upgrade, you can still check the status using Power LED. The Power LED should be blinking (amber) during firmware upgrade. After firmware upgrade is done and boots up the system, it changes to steady amber color.
Please DO NOT power off or reboot the device during firmware upgrade, otherwise, it may result to a corrupt firmware and cause the device not to work.
Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.
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