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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
Hello tillie6584
What issues are you worried about using this?
DarrenM
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?
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
Will the WN2500RP run the new firmware update 1.0.1.42 for the WN2500RPv2? It looks like they are substantially the same internally.
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Netgear_WN2500RPv1
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Netgear_WN2500RPv2
Hello Jeffkoch
No do not try to install Firmware for a V2 product on a V1.
DarrenM