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sjemmett
Apr 02, 2019Aspirant
Orbi software change without notice
Im curious where, in the T&C for netgear I agreed to when registering my Orbi, I said it was OK for Netgear to do software uploads to my Orbi without my knowledge and permission? Between last night ...
FURRYe38
Apr 02, 2019Guru - Experienced User
What do you mean by software update?
The only item on any Orbi system that gets updated is Firmware. This would included on of the additional features like Circle and Armor.
On Orbi systems, NG has the ability to push FW to users systems via the Auto Update feature which the system check to see if there is any new FW available. If there is, it will update the FW. Something some users don't care for and NG doesn't allow the autoupdate feature to be disabled for unknown reasons. :smileyfrustrated:
What Firmware is currently loaded?