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Orbi Firmware 2.3.1.60
Welp, anyone have any notes on this thing? It's already downloaded to my router and satellite waiting for me to pull the pin.
Hi,
Just for information, when you're in the Firmware Update page and it downloads new firmware to install, the version number next to both the router and the satellite is a clickable link.
If you click the link, it will show you the release notes of all changes between your currently installed firmware and the update.
Although, this "feature" is not hidden, it's not always obvious that it's there either.
On my Orbi RB50 router with 2 satellites, I am running firmware v2.3.1.48 and v2.2.1.60 was dowloaded and sitting in the status box for the router and both satellites. I do not want to install that just yet. How do I prevent that?
You don't have to update. The updates are just there and available for you. You have to make the update happen. NG no longer forces auto FW updates.
Hamstar wrote:
On my Orbi RB50 router with 2 satellites, I am running firmware v2.3.1.48 and v2.2.1.60 was dowloaded and sitting in the status box for the router and both satellites. I do not want to install that just yet. How do I prevent that?
FURRYe38 wrote:
You don't have to update. The updates are just there and available for you. You have to make the update happen. NG no longer forces auto FW updates.
What will invariably happen is the security fixes card will get played and will essentially force the end user to apply the update. And until the update process is improved, the risk of having to perform a factory reset is high.
The main value of the policy change is to give the end user choice of when to apply the update. And it is appreciated.
