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Security fixes in various firmware versions
I am going through Netgear's security bulletins on https://www.netgear.com/about/security/ 1st observation: A boatload of fixes were announced on 9/17/2020. The RBK7XX and RBK8XX are a hot mess...
Are you using your Orbi in router or AP mode ?
I've also seen the ZDI and I'm still on 2.5.1.16 because all newer FW are close to unusable for me.
Therefore all these questions seems to be important for newer firmwares:
- are you using the Orbi system in Router or AP mode ?
- Are you using "Access Control" ?
- Are you using "Port Forwarding" ?
- Are you using "Dynamic DNS" ?
- Have you configured "VPN Service" ?
- Are you using "LAN Address reservation (bind MAC to a fix IP address) ?
- Have you done a factory reset after the upgrade ?
I use it in router mode and I'm using all the features above. But I don't want to do a factory reset. Or can I just import the saved configuration afterwards?
There are some user experiences with 2.6.1.40 but it looks like all these are using their Orbi only in AP mode.