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JimmyW
Jan 05, 2024Luminary
Chrome blocks attempts to backup settings
I just set up my AX5400 and want to backup my settings, but Chrome objects as it's considered "insecure content." I can get around it by electing to download it anyway, but I cant find an option in ...
- Jan 05, 2024
JimmyW wrote:
I just set up my AX5400 and want to backup my settings, but Chrome objects as it's considered "insecure content."
This is the RAX54S?
AX5400 is not a unique Netgear model number. Many devices come with the AC/AX tag, but it is essentially a label that Netgear, and others, attach to hardware to describe wifi speeds.
You are using a web browser and the graphical user interface (GUI)? In Windows?
At what stage does Chrome object?
Browsers are getting picky about security, especially with http sites, even though they are local and unlikely to bring about Armageddon.
If you can't find anywhere in the Chrome world that tells you what to do, try a different browser.
Firefox and Edge may throw up security warning, but they will let you save the file. Just follow their instructions.
Chrome also offers this option:
michaelkenward
Jan 05, 2024Guru - Experienced User
JimmyW wrote:
I just set up my AX5400 and want to backup my settings, but Chrome objects as it's considered "insecure content."
This is the RAX54S?
AX5400 is not a unique Netgear model number. Many devices come with the AC/AX tag, but it is essentially a label that Netgear, and others, attach to hardware to describe wifi speeds.
You are using a web browser and the graphical user interface (GUI)? In Windows?
At what stage does Chrome object?
Browsers are getting picky about security, especially with http sites, even though they are local and unlikely to bring about Armageddon.
If you can't find anywhere in the Chrome world that tells you what to do, try a different browser.
Firefox and Edge may throw up security warning, but they will let you save the file. Just follow their instructions.
Chrome also offers this option:
- JimmyWJan 05, 2024Luminary
Thanks. I'm running Chrome on Win 11. According to the box, the model is an RAX50-NAS. I was hoping to find a way to simply whitelist the address for the future.
- michaelkenwardJan 06, 2024Guru - Experienced User
JimmyW wrote:
I was hoping to find a way to simply whitelist the address for the future.
That's a challenge for Chrome, not your router.
Let us know if you find the answer there.
- JimmyWJan 06, 2024Luminary
Changing the site settings to allow insecure content, as Chrome advised, did not resolve the issue. And Edge has a similar problem. So, this is a challenge for Netgear as well, as Chrome is the post popular browser and Netgear at least should offer a suggestion. Perhaps the few extra steps are all that can be done for the time being.