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paillassou
Apprentice
Mar 31, 2021

NETGEAR R7800 FIRMWARE v1.0.2.82

NETGEAR R7800 FIRMWARE v1.0.2.82 issues https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R7800/R7800-V1.0.2.82.zip BE CAREFUL / Read this : https://kb.netgear.com/000063040/R7800-Firmware-Version-1-0...
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 01, 2021
JayboH wrote:

Calm down please.

 

We should be so lucky. The resident sociopath is on the loose, trying to score points rather than contribute to the quest for answers to questions asked by those of us trying to work out what to do with an R7800.

 

The release notes say

 

Removes the following features: ReadySHARE Vault, OpenDNS (Live parental controls), remote GUI access, and WPS PIN function.

It does not say that it removes support for the Nighthawk App, wjhich would be a major change. That is what Netgear wants us all to use to achieve Anywhere Access (previously known as Remote Management).

 

Remote Management is now Anywhere Access in the Nighthawk and Orbi apps | Answer | NETGEAR Support

 

Of course, you do have to enable that in the browser GUI. But that set up process is a local operation.

 

Enabling your router's remote management | Answer | NETGEAR Support

 

How do I enable remote access on my router using the Nighthawk app? | Answer | NETGEAR Support

 

Unless Netgear says otherwise, the Nighthawk App is not "remote GUI access". I interpret that as using something like remote access using the router's Internet IP address. But without clarification that's just a guess.

 

Interestingly, the release notes do not say anything about removing ReadyCLOUD, another "remote" feature.

 

Perhaps the clue is in "Supports secure HTTP protocol for the router web interface". Or maybe it is the death of OpenDNS. The first will affect how any browser gets into the GUI, local or remote.

 

The second concerns remote access. With the death of the support for Live parental controls it was possible to get in with a browser GUI to manage things. Maybe that is what dies with the new firmware.

 

When I can bring myself to try it, I will flash the new firmware and see just what does happen. I don't use ReadySHARE Vault, OpenDNS or WPS PIN.

 

If it does kill the bits that I do use I can always revert. I just wanted to see if anyone here had tried the new firmware and could report back on their experience.