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Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

sohcrates
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Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

All links to 1.0.6.54 seem to lead nowhere.  "Requested file does not exist"  Another failed beta?  Are we going to just give up on Arlo support for this router?  I think at this point, for our troubles, we all deserve a free Arlo base station.  

Model: R7000|Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band WiFi Router
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ElaineM
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

Hello @sohcrates

 

Welcome to the community!

 

The file is now updated and you may download the beta. 

It's just that the link got expired.

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ElaineM
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

Hello @sohcrates

 

Welcome to the community!

 

The file is now updated and you may download the beta. 

It's just that the link got expired.

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sktn77a
Virtuoso

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

"You can now download the beta"? All netgear firmware appears to be "beta" as of late! Sounds like it's well passed time to fire the programming team and hire someone who knows what they are doing!
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Henrychung828
Aspirant

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

Hi Elaine, could you share the download link again for R7000 Firmware 1.0.6.54? I still not able to download by the original link. 

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Henrychung828
Aspirant

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

Hi Elaine,

 

Could you share the download link again for R7000 Firmware 1.0.6.54? I still not able to download by the original link. 

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ElaineM
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

@Henrychung828 The link has been updated.

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Henrychung828
Aspirant

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

Thank you @ElaineM. One more question, should I reset to factory setting after load the new firmware or before?

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ElaineM
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

@Henrychung828 Reset it after loading the firmware.

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Henrychung828
Aspirant

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

Thank you @ElaineM

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ElaineM
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

You're welcome @Henrychung828

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jbernardo
Apprentice

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

Hello Elaine, 

I'm on V1.0.6.28, do you also recommend a reset to factory defaults after flashing?

Model: R7000|Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band WiFi Router
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ElaineM
NETGEAR Employee Retired

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

@jbernardo Yes, I would factory reset it just to be sure that there are no settings that would cause problems.

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spopiela
Guide

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

Can you backup settings in router, then flash and then pull in the backup cfg settings file.
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spopiela
Guide

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

Does factory reset remove all port forwarding settings?
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IrvSp
Master

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?


@spopiela wrote:
Can you backup settings in router, then flash and then pull in the backup cfg settings file.

Not advisable. The data can change between f/w versions. Only reliable when re-flashing the SAME version after you install it and reset. Other case would be if you made changes and didn't like them and wanted to restore the settings you had before changing them. This is especially true if you are going backwards in versions.

 

However I guess you could try it, but if you have problems, RESET and then manually enter required settings, but it isn't advised to do this.

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jbernardo
Apprentice

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

Thank you. For now I left it running without wiping the settings, but if I have any issue I'll surely follow your advice.
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IrvSp
Master

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

If my memory recall is correct, that was one of the Arlo beta's. If so, people going backwards did complain about an Arlo SSID broadcasting but it didn't work. Seems to have been a remnant of the old beta left. Reseting the router after the backward flash did fix that problem.

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spopiela
Guide

Factory Reset

 I'm not sure what settings I changed from factory default. I have at least 8 port forwarding settings that I added. Will those change? Is there a way to get a list of settings that one needs to record befor a factory reset is done.

Model: R7000|Nighthawk AC1900 Dual Band WiFi Router
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IrvSp
Master

Re: Factory Reset

Not that I know of? I'd suggest taking SCREENSHOTS of each page and use those as a guide.

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spopiela
Guide

Re: Factory Reset

Thank You... great idea!

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spopiela
Guide

Re: Factory Reset

Click on Apply button on every page to change setings after factory reset? I am geting along in years, so I hate to keep using up remaining Lifetime .. You have been helpful! A modern household, as I have, with all kinds of home automation, cameras, advanced HAM radio, security systems  and the "plain vanilla" computers has created the most challenging task in electronics... Routers! The R7000 is a great router for me, I struugle to keep up with updates to firmware when a new option arises, like Arlo. The support on Netgear tends to fade away after a new release. Companies need to release firmware in the same way that hardware was released when i was an engineer. Test it, test it and test it some more until everyone is happy. Thank You

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spopiela
Guide

Re: Factory Reset

I have OpenVPN also set up on the router. Do any openvpn settings get erased in the router with a factory reset?  It is a pain to set up and I can't really test it from home. It is taking me a lot of time to do R7000 firmware changes when a factory reset is called for.... very painful process. 

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Hdg
Apprentice
Apprentice

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

where is the link?

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Murdhie
Aspirant

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

Download it from where?

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jguerdat
Guru

Re: Did R7000 1.0.6.54 get pulled?

Not sure Netgear would appreciate me posting a link to it since the thread has been removed so PM me and I'll send you a Dropbox link for this firmware.

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