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How to disable auto-update
I prefer to update manually, is there a way to turn that feature off?
it still updates itself automatically ... this is ridiculous !!
Vengeance wrote:it still updates itself automatically ... this is ridiculous !!
Not ridiculous at all for a modern IOT device. All cloud managed devices do this for obvious reasons. Being in the IT field myself I applaud this as It prevents people from doing stupid things like never updating their firmware which is guaranteed to have security holes thereby leaving them exposed to malicious actors on the internet.
That's great until you have clearly untested firware breaking devices all over creation. Since Netgear has chosen to force its updates and break the Internet for many, they're responsible for anything that happens while its down.
I would like to know why Netgear specifically auto-updates the Orbis only. They do not do the other routers I own or have owned. In fact I still own an R8000 Nighthawk and I get an email notice and can udate it in a CONTROLLED manner. They act like the Orbi is just some sort of replacement for a Cable Modem wifi with 2 or 3 devices running on it. Why would we spend 600-800 dollars on a system for a few devices. I have Smart Home technology as well as a number of computers running on mine and do not appreciate Netgear Seagulls dropping on my system with their firmware updates without my ability to confirm them myself and ensure my network is not rendered totally disfunctional by their updates. Netgear has a worse record with their firmware updates than the Cleveland Browns. THey behave as if it is a $50 powerline adapter they are updating.
Can someone from Netgear answer the question of why we do not have to OPT IN to get auot updates?