Orbi Pro AX6000 / SXR80 - No firmware updates for almost a year?

[Chrisduk]

Its been a while since a firmware update was released for the Orbi Pro AX6000 / SXR80

last one was October 2022, before this they were quite frequent.

Has this product been replaced with something newer which is why they've not pushed updates out for this?

[Chrisduk]

UPDATE

after reading through https://community.netgear.com/t5/c-ejquo23388/AX6000+WiFi+Mesh+Router+%252528SXR80%252529/pd-p/SXR80

it seems netgear have EOL this product which is a shame as its absolutely fantastic!

Lets hope DD-WRT,  Merlin  or similar pickup the product and build better firmware.

[orbi-LAN-issues]

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@Chrisduk wrote:

UPDATE

after reading through https://community.netgear.com/t5/c-ejquo23388/AX6000+WiFi+Mesh+Router+%252528SXR80%252529/pd-p/SXR80

it seems netgear have EOL this product which is a shame as its absolutely fantastic!

Lets hope DD-WRT,  Merlin  or similar pickup the product and build better firmware.

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Are you referring to this post? https://community.netgear.com/t5/c-ejquo23388/AX6000+WiFi+Mesh+Router+%252528SXR80%252529/pd-p/SXR80

If so, I have tried to search for a reliable source of information to confirm that. When googling "SXK/R/S80 EOL" I am not able to find any website/statement by NETGEAR that would indicate that SXK80 has been abandoned/discontinued. 

There is a firmware beta that is being tested now (4.3.1.100?). And I have seen some posts on this forum stating that the next stable version is scheduled to be released end of July 2023 (today I suppose, or it might be delayed). Here is one thread discussing the beta firmware and release date: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-Pro-WiFi-for-Small-Business/SXK80-Satellites-turn-pink-as-soon... 

[orbi-LAN-issues]

Here is another thread where the upcoming firmware release is discussed. According to this post by @BruceGuo it is scheduled to be released by mid-August: https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi-Pro-WiFi-for-Small-Business/CVE-issues-with-SXR80/m-p/2322422#... 

[quagmire1]

Netgear Business Products

[orbi-LAN-issues]

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@quagmire1 wrote:

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Thanks for sharing. That is ridiculous. I also bought my SXK80 last year. I suppose the next firmware (due to be released soon) might be the last then... 

[BruceGuo]

The SW of this product is still under maintenance. We are testing firmware which includes the critical bugfix for reported issues. Our goal is to provide flawless firmware. We plan to post into beta board this week before we officially announce it in mid of Aug. If you encounter issues, feel free to start a new topic.

NETGEAR Bruce