New R8000 Firmware

[twennywonn]

Not exactly sure what has changed but 1.0.0.110_1.0.70 just dropped.

Happy downloading.

 

[TheJae]

This is very likely from our constant pressure to have NETGEAR release a version that unlocks additional channel that is legally usable in Hong Kong.

New Features

Supports 'China' wireless region and passed SRRC & CCC certifications.
Firmware Upgrade Instruction

Note: To avoid wireless disconnect issue during the firmware download process, NETGEAR recommends that firmware upgrade be performed on a computer with wired connection.

Write down all the settings which you changed from the default values, since you may need to reenter them manually.
Download and extract the new firmware to a convenient place such as your desktop.
Log in to the router using a Web browser. The URL is http://www.routerlogin.net.
Click ADVANCED tab > Administration > Firmware Upgrade.
Click Browse and find the file you just downloaded.
Click Upload. Do not interrupt the upgrade while the router does this step.
Important Note:

The upgrade process is completed when the on screen progress bar completes. If power LED light turns amber and blinking, power cycle the router to complete the upgrade.
If the upgrade progress bar on web GUI doesn’t display correctly during firmware upgrade, you can still check the status using Power LED. The Power LED should be blinking (amber) during firmware upgrade. After firmware upgrade is done and boots up the system, it changes to steady amber color.
Please DO NOT power off or reboot the device during firmware upgrade, otherwise, it may result to a corrupt firmware and cause the device not to work.

http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R8000/R8000-V1.0.0.110_1.0.70.zip

 

[messerchmidt]

kong also released a version of ddwrt for the r8000

http://www.myopenrouter.com/download/56765/DD-WRT-for-R8000/

 

[bobsilver]

R8000 Firmware schedule

1.0.0.110_1.0.70 version just has China country support.



The next major R8000 release will be by end of Nov:

• 1.0.1.12 v1.0.1.14:

- Fixes Intel 7260 connection issues after power-saving mode

- Fixes connection issue in a noisy environment

- Fixes IPv6 issue

- Fixes Samba overwrite issue

- Improves function stability: Smart Connect, noise mitigation, etc.

- Workaround the Samba/HTTP issue in the noise test and A6200 connection issue in the endurance test .

- Improves 2G connection in a noisy environment (20/40 co-existence)

- Improves 5G connection in a noisy environment (enable mitigation)



Version of it already posted on the Netgear forum.

Bob Silver
Netgear Networking Consultant