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Nighthawk R800 - Firmware Control
Hi There, It's my first post so please be gentle. We recently bought a Nighthawk R800 and have been loving it, but today our router restarted due to a firmware update is there any way we can auto swit...
Suspected there was no auto-update but would claim there wasn't. The latest F/W, V1.0.4.12 did come out a long time ago, so I'd think if there was auto-update involved it would have happened maybe sometime last month if staged out over a few weeks.'
More than likely it was a modem or ISP line going down?
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Assuming all Nighthawk routers use the same UI menu structure, check [Advanced] -> Administration -> Firmware Update -> Router Auto FIrmware Update
Keen to learn if your new installed R8000 has this enabled by default - what would be a strange decision.
- thanks for the welcome Schumaku.
I have tried that going to advanced settings, sorry i should have mentioned this. When I go into firmware update, it’s just check now or browse for a file.
O think it may be on by default, it’s strange there’s no option to disable auto update.
sak2806 wrote:
thanks for the welcome Schumaku.
I have tried that going to advanced settings, sorry i should have mentioned this. When I go into firmware update, it’s just check now or browse for a file.
O think it may be on by default, it’s strange there’s no option to disable auto update.Correct, my R8000 doesn't have it either. I recall my R7000 had that setting though? May come in a future update possibly. I have not had the R8000 since there was an update of the firmware so I can't say for sure it is automatic or not?
This is what I have, Any solutions?
There's clearly misunderstanding that R8000 even has auto-update firmware. Secondly, all Nighthawks that have auto-firmware update feature has ability to opt-out through advanced setting. So I am not sure where this issue is coming from.
