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Just cannot get this router to set the correct date and time from the internet, which makes the scheduling function useless. Tried all the other suggestions mentioned on the forums like setting NAT to open and resetting to factory, nothing works. Am using OpenDNS for family settings, but I tried a number of other DNS providers just in case. Nothing works.
It *should* but it doesn't, that's the issue... Plenty of people have reported it in these forums, and I know some "special" firmware has changed hands, but I'm on the latest (I think)...
I also saw something about a beta firmware can not remember which model router is was for and if it work even it was the r8000 and work only people on a list were able to receive it from netgear support channels for testing.
Netgear's firmware has no option to change the time/date server while others like dd-wrt do. I believe some hold overs from the past need to change netgear makes good equipement but some how mess the mark with its firmware options I know it takes time but how much time?
I certainly still need assistance. It is totally unacceptable that in 2017 a top brand router is unable to simply set its correct date and time. I desperately want to use the schedule feature to shut off internet at night, but I just can't.
What can you do to escalate this to someone who can fix it. Or if you can't, change the interface to at least allow it to be set manually.
This does not solve the problem for me. I have my R8000 behind a WNDR3700v4 running as an AP. Readyshare is disabled on the WNDR3700v4 and active on the r8000. The attached drives are where my problem is. The R8000 cannot automatically update its time, so any files I create on the R8000 's Readyshare have the wrong data/time.
Is there a way to allow the R8000 to synchronize the date/time either from the WNDR3700v4, or passthrough to the internet?
Both routers are on the latest firmware.
R8000: Current Time: Wednesday, 07 Jan 2015 05:31:41
WNDR3700v4: Current Time: Sunday, Jun 04, 2017 14:10:31
If you keep the WNDR as the main host router and want to use the R8000 behind it, be sure to use the DMZ on the WNDR for the IP address it gives the R8000. However I recommend swapping around routers like William mentioned.
Allow all ports and traffic unhinder by the WNDR router, to the R8000 router. Sometimes I do then when testing two routers in line. Helps with double NAT issues in this configuration.
