NWA50AX Pro - Random Reboots & "Internal hardware watchdog timeout" under load
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I am opening this thread to report a critical instability issue affecting two NWA50AX Pro units.Both devices experience random spontaneous reboots. The system log consistently reports the following error:Device is rebooted by internal hardware watchdog timeout!
Environment:
- Devices: 2x NWA50AX Pro.
- Management: Currently in Standalone Mode (I factory reset them and moved away from Nebula to rule out cloud config issues).
- Power Source: Zyxel GS1005HP PoE+ Switch (Brand new, replaced specifically to rule out power issues).
- Network Load: The Wi-Fi network handles constant video streaming from 8 IP Cameras.
Troubleshooting steps already performed (Issue persists):To isolate the root cause, I have already tried the following conservative configurations, but the Watchdog still triggers a reboot:
- Hardware: Replaced the PoE Switch and all Ethernet cables.
- Radio Configuration: Reduced 5GHz Channel Width from 160MHz to 80MHz (and even 40MHz) to reduce CPU load.
- CPU Offloading: Switched from "Multicast to Unicast" to Fixed Multicast Rate (configured at 11Mbps for 2.4G and 24Mbps for 5G) to relieve the CPU from packet conversion tasks.
- Features Disabled: Smart Mesh is OFF, DCS is OFF, 802.11r is OFF.
Conclusion:Since the issue happens on two different units and persists even after replacing the power source and minimizing CPU load via configuration, this appears to be a Firmware/Driver instability (likely a memory leak or driver freeze handling constant UDP/Multicast streams).
Request for Support:
- Is there a specific stable or Beta Firmware available that addresses this Watchdog Timeout / CPU Freeze issue?
- I have the
diag-infofiles ready from the Standalone GUI. Should I upload them here, or do you require me to onboard the APs back to Nebula Cloud for remote inspection?
Looking forward to a solution as the network is currently unstable.
Thanks.
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