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dan801
Apprentice
Feb 21, 2021

Anyone know if V2.3.2.114 update is safe on Xr500

I’m currently sitting on firmware **.66 and wonder if V2.3.2.114 is stable and safe to update. I’m not interested in beta testing v3 or anything and googling this firmware brings up stuff about beta t...
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Netduma-Fraser
NetDuma Partner
Feb 21, 2021
The pre-beta .114 just has more security updates in, it is entirely up to you whether you wish to install it or not. I can't see any reason it would cause any issues.
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    dan801
    Apprentice
    Feb 21, 2021
    Why is Netgear releasing pre-beta firmware versions to general users instead of stable versions?
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      Netduma-Fraser
      NetDuma Partner
      Feb 21, 2021
      Sorry I didn't mean it that way. The beta versions are using DumaOS 3.0 whereas the stable versions - the one we're referring to is using DumaOS 2.0. So really what I meant was it's on pre-DumaOS 3.0 firmware.