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Factory reset after firmware upgrade
I have had my R6300 for over three years and have always installed firmware upgrades when they become available. I have always used the router itself to do the download and have NEVER done a reset t...
Yeah, it's unfortunate that Netgear hasn't updated their configuration system to deal with this. Since a lot of consumer grade router firmware are derived from a common codebase, I would not be surprised if other vendors have the same problem. Not all do. I believe there is at least one that has bitten the bullet and fixed this problem.
Unfortunately, with Netgear you are stuck for now with doing the factory reset. Worse, you can't rely on the backup file to restore from because it will be based on the previous version, so it may be incompatible. There is a chance that you can get away without doing a reset if you don't use a feature that was subjected to the change. A lot of people take this chance. YMMV.
Thanks for the understanding words. So far I have been able to take a release without incident so I guess driving without a seatbelt works if you don't have an accident! I don't have anything fancy in my config...just some DHCP reservations as perhaps the most "exotic" portion. If all else fails I can parse the backup file tea leaves to figure out how I had configured the device. Over three years I can't recall all the tweaks I used which perhaps is my bad on change control. As I said above, so far it has not been a problem. I guess I'm a bit jumpy as I just bricked a WD My Cloud with a firmare upgrade. I got this device as I was beginning to doubt Readyshare robustness.
Just take a few minutes and write down the key settings. Or better yet, take screenshots!