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New - RBE970 / RBE971 Firmware Version 9.12.4.16 Released (for NA Region Only)!
New Features: 11/12/2024
Added Router Protection support.
Added Satellite Notification support.
For NA Region Only
Enhancements:
Improved WiFi and backhaul stability.
Improved syste...
anyone knows more or less when the EU version will be released?
In eight years, I have never seen a schedule from Netgear regarding release of firmware. Some customers report getting notices via email about new firmware. I have never received one of those, either.
When it comes out, there will be comments on the forum within hours.
And considering it has not auto update released for everyone in the states, it could be a while for other places.
I have not noticed different Orbi firmware versions for different regions before. Is this common? If so, is it known what the differences between NA and EU versions typically are?
Ya. Kinda first seen with the 960 series. Seems to be a bit more common these days. Seems like a Wi-Fi issue in differences between NA and EU region since each region handles Wi-Fi policies differently. Probably a hassle for NG and other Wi-Fi router mfrs.
This is the sort of things that manufacturers seem to feel no obligation to document. There are different regulations for radio use, including WiFi, around the globe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
(One might infer that this is the reason WiFi routers have a Region Code parameter.)
My guess is that at the time Netgear was ready to release support for some new feature, only regulators in North America had completed "writing the rules". Sort of hard to write programming code unique to each region if it is not clear what the requirement is.
