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tillie6584
Mar 09, 2017Initiate
no WN2500RP firmware updates since 2012? is this really safe to use?
It looks like we have been on firmware version 1.0.0.30_1.058 since 2012. Is there no more recent firmware update, and is it still safe to use this old one? Thanks,
Tillie
5 Replies
- DarrenMSr. NETGEAR Moderator
Hello tillie6584
What issues are you worried about using this?
DarrenM
- tillie6584Initiate
Considering all the security holes found in devices, aren't you concerned about using an internet-connected piece of hardware that goes straight into a home network that hasn't been revised in five years?
- DarrenMSr. NETGEAR Moderator
That is always a concern but I have seen issues with security on older router products that haven't had firmware in a long time and our engineers will still work on a fix for those issues when new security issues are found.
DarrenM