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JLCKJC
May 17, 2025Aspirant
Internet LED Behavior - RS700
The Internet LED on my new RS700 is always solid white in normal operation, it never blinks. The manual says it should blink when there is internet traffic. I talked with support and the tech assured...
- Aug 16, 2025
The behavior of the Internet LED is now as expected after I upgraded my RS700 to the latest firmware version 1.0.9.6. The LED now blinks white when connected successfully to the internet and traffic is present. Thanks for this FW update which also fixed a number of other issues. Here is a link to the update: New - RS700S Firmware Version 1.0.9.6 Released | NETGEAR Communities for those who may be interested.
JLCKJC
Aug 16, 2025Aspirant
The behavior of the Internet LED is now as expected after I upgraded my RS700 to the latest firmware version 1.0.9.6. The LED now blinks white when connected successfully to the internet and traffic is present. Thanks for this FW update which also fixed a number of other issues. Here is a link to the update: New - RS700S Firmware Version 1.0.9.6 Released | NETGEAR Communities for those who may be interested.
FURRYe38
Aug 16, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Glad you got it working. Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Enjoy. 📡