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fnl
Aspirant
May 13, 2017
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Netgear routers: No automatic firmware security updates or user notification system

I have the R7000 and recently, my mail wasn't synchronizing itself, because their server addresses no longer got properly resolved. After a long and ardourous "support-battle" with my professional ma...
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    fnl
    Jun 22, 2017
    WOOT! I just received an e-mail from Netgear that my Nighthawk routers need updating, due to some security vulnerability. I have absolutely no idea how I activated this mail service, but it certainly is exactly what I wanted. Problem solved!
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shamarin
Virtuoso
May 13, 2017

Netgear routers can update itself, but you need to enter to web GUI or use Netgear genie which checkes if new firmware is available and give you a notice to update, you just need to press button to make an update, in both cases router will automatically download new firmware and make a flash of new firmware. Other router muanufactures such as Asus, D-Link didn't have such ability. For those router manufactures you need to download new firmware youself and install it.