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R7000 - no firmware update available
I've had two reminders telling me firmware needs to be updated. I finally navigated to the router site and I'm told my current version was Firmware Version V1.0.11.126_10.2.112. Yesterday I downloa...
You have to unzip the file you downloaded and use the .chk file to flash the router. It's best done using the Web UI at http://routerlogin.net or http://192.168.1.1. Do not use WiFi for flashing or any apps on Smartphone. That's just looking for problems.
Firmware update notifications is broken since a long time ago. Some get the correct notifications, others don't or don't get any at all. Do not trust it.
The firmware autocheck and autoupdate feature of the routers doesn't always see the latest file on the netgear website. I think they do this deliberately so they can't be accused of autobricking your router - they want people to manually beta test the firmware before they autoupdate it!