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A way to disable auto-update of firmware? (V1.12.0.18)
Hi all, I've searched the forum here for this a few times and come up dry, so I figured I'd just come out and ask: Is there any method to disable automatic firmware updates on the Orbi (RBK50...
Optionally page 5 of this thread has instructions on how to enable telnet using debug mode and disable it by editing the config file.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Firmware-V1-12-0-18-Discussion/td-p/1320421/page/5
Yes manually updating will stop it from auto-updating is what Netgear support told me. So far it's been almost a week and it hasnt auto updated after I manually downgraded to 1.11.0.20. You just get a nag message in the console saying an update is available.
Alternately go to Advanced, Security, Block Sites and add downloads.netgear.com as a blocked site.
Thanks esiebert7625, I'll have to give the Block Sites option a try.
I've manually reverted the firmware to version 1.11.0.20 several times already, but once the system is idle for some unspecified amount of time (usually in the early hours of the morning) it automatically re-updates itself to version 1.12.0.18 and I'm back where I started.
(It'd be real nice if Netgear added a little option in the debug menu or something that would allow us to go in and turn off automatic updates, like most other manufacturers do.)
Optionally page 5 of this thread has instructions on how to enable telnet using debug mode and disable it by editing the config file.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Firmware-V1-12-0-18-Discussion/td-p/1320421/page/5
That's exactly what I need! Thanks esiebert7625!
OK, starting to get a bit hacked-off now...
Despite having gone into the NVRAM and manually disabling the automatic updates, my RBS50 Orbi setup still somehow automatically updated itself to v1.12.0.18 'round 3:15am local time this morning and, in so doing, completely crippled itself again.
Is there any other way to disable automatic updates? This is getting incredibly frustrating.
Any passing moderator, please un-mark this as "Solved" because it definitely isn't.