Verizon Internet Gateway (ARC-XCI55AX) Software Update

The details:

Release date: 11/04/2024
Software Version: 3.4.0.10

What's changing:

The current software update addresses the following:

• SA enablement
  • This software update includes 5G standalone support. Visit our article for more details.
• Modem crash, kernel panic, and connection manager fixes
  • Performance improvements for modem crash, kernel panic, and connection manager scenarios that resulted in the internet connection being lost and restored and/or the gateway needing to be rebooted.
• Wi-Fi Extender pairing fixes
  • Performance improvement for situations that prevented some gateways from pairing with Wi-Fi extenders via WPS.
• WebGUI updates and fixes
  • Enhanced user experience to:
    • Allow blocking of incoming IPv6 pings to LAN Global IPv6 addresses.
    • Correctly display device type for certain iPhone models as Phone.
    • Correctly display DNS server IP address and IPv6 WAN address.
    • Improve visibility of metrics from Verizon Wi-Fi Extenders.
    • Prevent GUI input exploitation and crashes from invalid requests.
    • Support client-initiated FW upgrades when applicable.
  • Integrated QR code in GUI to support device repositioning for 5G dBm visual.
  • Increased backup size limit to prevent issues with saving large backup config files.
• Performance and stability improvements
  • Added support for Wi-Fi ChannelTxOP, Wi-Fi SecureEdge phase 1, and WMM QoS Performance (Wi-Fi MultiMedia Quality of Service).
  • Improved Wi-Fi client connectivity and support.
  • Enabled RTS/CTS for upstream and bi-directional traffic to improve Wi-Fi throughput stability.
  • Improved OMA DM design, format, responses, and transmission.
  • Added support for IP Passthrough mode.
  • Added PMTU rule for IP Passthrough mode to prevent issues with certain website connections.
  • Resolved occurrences where Wi-Fi would continue broadcasting with IP Passthrough mode enabled.
  • Added support for TCP MSS clamping on IPv6.
  • Resolved specific scenarios where:
    • The hardware reset button would not work as expected.
    • Memory leaks would occur.
    • Processes would crash.
  • Updated API to improve wireless connectivity when manually switching between Wi-Fi bands.
  • Updated LED design to prevent incorrect LED behavior in specific scenarios.

The details:

Release date: 06/13/2023
Software Version: 3.2.0.7

What's changing:

The current software update provides the latest security update for your device.

The details:

Release date: 05/05/2023
Software Version: 3.2.0.6

What's changing:

The current software update addresses an issue that would cause the device to reboot to restore connectivity.