tonykit Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Hi, I just received XR1000 from Netgear yesterday and it was a bit difficult to setup and get running, more so than the XR500 was when I got that a year or so ago. I tried performing setup with the Netgear nighthawk app on my iPhone and when that didn't work I tried setup using a laptop/browser (windows edge) both wirelessly and wired. They both worked but presented different problems. - The setup from the Netgear app on phone found the device with the scan of the sticker, but after trying to connect to NETGEAR55 it always failed. My app is up to date. It said to turn off Cellular but that didn't make it work. So I abandoned the app and tried setup from browser. - On windows 10 laptop with WIFI6 intel I was able to get through setup but there was NO option to allow for either Smart Connect or to let me name both 2.4 and 5 the same same name. The UI always appended a "5G" to the name for the 5Ghz if I attempted to name both the same. The setup for the XR500 I believe allowed me to use the same name. I know I can change after setup and I did by turning on Smart Select later. - The firmware was updated to 1.0.0.44_1.0.33 after the first time I ran through setup, after the firmware was updated the XR1000 stopped responding (at least after 15 minutes it was still that way) and I used the reset button on the back. The device did boot and reset and run through setup again, and any future checks for updated firmware stated there were none. - The only change I made after setup was complete was to enable Smart Connect so that both 2.4 and 5 have the same SSID. Now after all that my biggest worry is that from the time I enter the Admin password in my browser until the Menu of the UI pops up averages slightly over 30 seconds with an average of 43 seconds until the RApps are populated on the dashboard. Trying to switch to any menu item in the software is similarly slow with an average of 10 to 12 seconds (stopwatch) for the item to change and the RApp to populate. I don't remember the XR500 taking this long to complete these tasks. Also is there a known reason why in the CPU usage RApp that CPU2 is always 0? Is that a bug or is CPU2 being reserved for something that isn't running? Or??? Thanks, and from what I can tell the actual functionality of the XR1000 is fine, its accessing the device itself that is very slow and the Netgear Nighthawk app on iPhone barely works at all, it can see the XR1000 but if I try to do anything at all like click on device manager it will just spin a circular cursor and never complete or return. Thanks for listening Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Killhippie Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 Nighthawk app isn't made for Netduma/Netgear gamig routers. Try the Netduma Alpha App on the app store just search for Netduma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonykit Posted September 30, 2020 Author Share Posted September 30, 2020 If what you say is true, then Netgear will need to modify the packaging and printed documentation for the XR1000. The outside of the box proudly displays that it is Netgear Nighthawk app compatible and the first instruction on the included getting started sheet is to download the the Netgear Nighthawk app. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfie Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 The apps never been much good to be honest, it’s not great on my NG AX router and to be honest it’s one of those apps that’s just not needed on the XR1000. Yes it will do some basic stuff but the Netduma app is solely made for the gaming side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Alex Posted October 1, 2020 Administrators Share Posted October 1, 2020 Hi @tonykit, welcome to the forums. As @Killhippie said, the Nighthawk app isn't the best thing to use with a DumaOS router. The Nighthawk app has no awareness of DumaOS features, as it's used for every model, even the ones without DumaOS. You can perform some basic functions with the app, but for the full experience you'll want to use a browser. That said, the router is compatible with the app in a literal sense. You SHOULD be able to perform initial setup using this app. If it's not working, we'll need to forward the issue to Netgear, as this is their ballpark. The alpha version of the DumaOS app is now available, however it cannot currently be used to perform the initial setup of a router. You'll need to run through the setup in a browser before you start using the app. Of course, we'll be expanding the app and adding this functionality in future, there's a reason we're calling it an alpha right now. Perhaps eventually we might be able to unify the apps in some way to create a more seamless new-user experience. Not sure why the interface is loading so slowly. Are you using http or https? Which browser are you using? Which extensions are active? If you press F12, are there any red elements on the Network tab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oroechimaru Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 then why is it sold with a giant flyer in the box to use the nighthawk app to configure it? you guys should touch base with nighthawk since it conflicts with the 18" poster i got on how to use the nighthawk app to configure the xr1000... which i tried and it failed (which i then used the browser). seems like a disconnect there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted October 2, 2020 Administrators Share Posted October 2, 2020 The Nighthawk app can be used for the initial setup and more settings based settings. The DumaOS App is more for our DumaOS features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonykit Posted November 2, 2020 Author Share Posted November 2, 2020 I had to give up and revert back to using XR500. It seems besides the very slow UI the current XR1000 doesn't like some combination of the following: - Large number of devices attached ( ~60 connected devices) - Older devices We have 2 iMacs that are used for remote school and after about 24 to 48 hours or so the iMacs (2012 & 2013) will start to disconnect and reconnect randomly. when the iMacs are connected they are connected at less than 1/2 the connected rate as when connected via XR1000. The speed tests show the following ... XR1000 XR500 iMac 21" (2013) 220 Mbs 540 Mbs iMac 27" (2012) 90 Mbs 240 Mbs There is definitely something not baked correctly in the XR1000 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newfie Posted November 2, 2020 Share Posted November 2, 2020 Out of interest what was your 5Ghz channel width set to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Netduma Fraser Posted November 3, 2020 Administrators Share Posted November 3, 2020 @tonykit I have sent you a PM, please see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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