BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)

BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)

BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)
BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)
Friday - last edited Friday
Model: Archer BE805  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.1.2 Build 20241210 rel.67416(5553)

Seems that this new auto-update firmware just dropped in the router GUI. I've held off for now:

 

Update notes say:
Modifications:
Enhanced wireless performance of the device.
Enhanced security of the device.
Fixed some issues with displaying anomalies.
Fixed the issue that the phone associated MLO network abnormality in some cases.
Fixed the issue that IPv6 cannot access the Internet in some cases.
Fixed the issue that wireguard VPN client may not be able to access the Internet after DoT is enabled.
Fixed the issue that the corresponding client cannot access the Internet even after family time is over.

Note: After updating this version, it is not possible to downgrade to a previous firmware version.


Right now I am using three units in my house, all with MU-MIMO turned off (OFMDA only). If I turn that on, all SSIDs can disappear abruptly any time within the next 48 hours. Easymesh is off and will never be used as the entire house is wired.  My network has been very stable for the past few months though without MU-MIMO. Not brave enough to try the upgrade, or at least not yet.

 

Would love to hear from the community if anyone has upgraded and can share  their experience thus far.

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Re:BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)
Friday - last edited Friday

Hi @Corpski,

Thank you for reporting your issue to our community.

 

May I know if your network topology diagram is as follows:

ISP modem—router—satellite routers)))((( client devices

(Note: — stands for wired connection,)))((( stands for wireless connection )

You mentioned that if you enable MU-MIMO, all SSIDs will disappear. Do all wireless devices lose network connectivity?

Does that mean you have different SSIDs set up on different routers?

When the SSIDs disappear, do wired connections still work properly?
What operating mode are routers currently using? Access point mode or wireless router mode?

Please try to change channel and channel width to see if the issue can be resolved: Changing Channel and Channel Width on a TP-Link Router (new logo)

For 2.4GHz wireless client devices, adjust 2.4GHz channel width into 20MHz, for 5G wireless client devices, adjust 5GHz channel width into 80MHz or 40MHz to avoid interference.

 

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Re:BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)
Friday

  @Joseph-TP 

It's a little hard to explain but I hope this is understandable:

1st floor:
ISP 1 modem --> ER605 (but load bearing is no longer used) --> 10Gb switch
ISP 2 modem --> AX1500 (no wireless turned on) --> 10GB switch
Both ISP 1 and 2 modems connect to a 10Gb TL-SX1008, which connects to my 2nd and 3rd floors, and to my first BE19000 in the ground floor living room with wireless turned on.


SSID is one and the same for 2.4 ghz and 5 ghz, 20/40 MHz, 2.4 ghz channel 6 / 5 ghz channel is 40, 20/40/80/160 MHz / 6 ghz channel on Auto, PSC enabled, up to 320 MHz

IoT SSID is different, and only runs on 2.4 ghz.

MLO turned off (I experimented before and got slower results compared to the non-MLO unit on an iPhone 16 Pro Max). Both RX and TX flow control for both Internet and LAN menus are turned off. 

 

2nd floor:
ISP 3 modem --> second BE19000, wireless turned on. same settings as the first BE19000 except 2.4 ghz runs on channel 1, 5 ghz channel is 36. All devices and computers meet together via various TP-Link and Trendnet unmanaged 8-port 10GB switches.

 

3rd floor:
Wall plate keystone --> third BE19000, wireless turned on, same settings as the first BE19000 except 2.4 ghz runs on channel 11, 5 ghz channel is 44.

 

Everything is wired with Cat6a or Cat8 cable basically. There's a BE19000 on each floor. I could never figure out what the combination of things would cause this, and it happened months ago. Whenever it would happen, all devices would suddenly have no more connection to Wifi. iPhones and iPads would show cellular connection. Tapo cameras would turn red. Searching for the SSIDs on iOS, they were all gone. Once it happened, it could affect one BE19000, or it could (less frequently) affect two. I could not verify a lot of things well enough though as I was anxious enough then to get the network up and running right away. Rebooting would result in the SSIDs showing up again.

 

I tried fiddling with settings using trial and error, and noting what the last stable configuration had that was different from the last configuration that had a problem. After this happened around 4 times or so over a period of 2 weeks, the behavior finally stopped when I turned MU-MIMO off on all units. The network then became stable for a few months, even without rebooting.

 

Wired connections still worked when the SSIDs disappeared. All BE19000s were running in router mode as I wanted consistent and predictable browser access to each router's GUI via their IP addreses.

 

I've since talked myself into updating all of the routers. If the SSIDs disappear, I'll follow your suggestions. 

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Re:BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)
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  @Joseph-TP 

 

More than 24 hours later, all wireless SSIDs in my third floor unit are gone. All wireless devices are reporting no connectivity, even those on the standalone 2.4 ghz IoT network. 

2nd and 1st floors are okay. But I think whatever is causing this issue, has yet to be resolved. All 2.4 ghz channels are now running on 20 mhz. 5 ghz channels are spaced appropriately (channels 36, 52 DFS, 64 DFS).

 

I will have to turn of MU-MIMO for now to hopefully return to long-term stability.

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Re:BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)
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Hi@Corpski,

It seems strange. We have reported the issue to the support engineers, they will likely reach out to you via email to continue to troubleshoot your issue. Please check your email box and confirm.

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Re:BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)
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Hi, when I am on 1.1.2 Build 20241210 code, I have sporadic issue with my SSIDs unable to connect but still visible which happened like 3x a week. I went ahead to upgrade to 1.2.0 Build 20250304 hoping that the issue will go away. But it got worse and is experience the same issue that the SSIDs disappears almost everyday. To elaborate, when it happens, connected Iphone seems to working well but my Android phone just get disconnected from wifi and unable to see any SSIDs. I tried to enter the SSID manually too without success. The LEDs on the Archer is green and wired connection is working. I suspect that the SSIDs stop broadcasting and only existing connected wifi is working. I do not think is capacity as there are only 2 persons and at most 6 clients.
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Re:BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)
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  @Iainyeo 

Is MU-MIMO enabled in your case?

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Re:BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)
18 hours ago

  @Corpski  Yes MU (MIMO) is enabled.

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Re:BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)
16 hours ago

  @Iainyeo 

 

Ok I don't know if you're up for this, but try to set your units to OFDMA only (no MU-MIMO). Feel free to share if you still experience SSIDs disappearing.

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Re:BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)
9 hours ago

  @Corpski 

MU-MIMO is the techology that makes wifi7 faster. I am abit reluctant to disable that to be honest. Today seems fine for me but if it happens again, I will give it a try to disable that. Will update you again.

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Re:BE805 (BE19000) new OTA firmware feedback? (1.2.0 Build 20250304)
4 hours ago

  @Iainyeo 

Of course. In my opinion, it's true that MU-MIMO is a good enabler of Wifi 7 performance, but it's much more felt for really busy networks (like 4 people streaming or requiring low latency gaming at the same time, etc.). Other primary driving factors are 320 MHz channels, 4096-QAM, enhanced OFMDA, and MLO (when it will be optimized). Since most of my devices are wired, my network is nowhere at a point of intense saturation, and OpenSpeedTest runs show that  mobile and laptop devices are still running at their maximum expected speed for now. 

 

If you have a multigig or 10GB network, you may be interested in testing your speeds with and without MU-MIMO turned on, and in multiple locations and pairs of devices at the same time to see how fast your network is able to handle the load. It might be a workable, stable option for the meantime.

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