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ALL FIRMWARE should be updated. More info: https://betanews.com/2017/10/16/krack-wpa2-security-vulnerability/
fwiw,
the FCC approval date: 07 August 2013 the page there doesn't show an actual release date.
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Netgear_R7000
wouldn't have ever guessed that this router is actually older than my r6220, which was released
FCC approval date: 07 October 2014
(Est.) release date: 02 December 2014
https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Netgear_R6220
posted that info mainly for my own future reference