Firmware Update: Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Router (R7000) 1.0.5.64_1.1.88

After Netgear previously withdrew firmware versions 1.05 and 1.06 of the firmware for its AC1900 Nighthawk Smart WiFi Router, it has now released a new firmware. This router, also referred to as R7000, can send and receive data on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, and has a theoretical throughput of no less than 1300 Mbit/s. In addition, there are five gigabit Ethernet ports, one of which is on the wan side and the other four can be used internally, and a USB 2.0 and a USB 3.0 connection are available. The version number of this firmware release is pinned to 1.0.5.64_1.1.88 and the changelog looks like this:

New Features:

• Support Smart Connect. Smart Connect intelligently selects the fastest 2.4 or 5 GHz WiFi band for each device on your network. To set up your NETGEAR router, see Configuring Smart Connect on Nighthawk R7000.
• Supports the Kwilt iOS photo manager app, which can be used to view and share photos stored on the USB drive connected to the R7000, as well as from other sources like DropBox, OneDrive, Facebook etc. See Viewing photos on external USB hard drive (HDD) connected to Nighthawk router using Kwilt.
• Supports NETGEAR Downloader (Beta). NETGEAR Downloader (Beta) allows you to directly download files from the Internet to a USB drive connected to the router. To set up your NETGEAR router, see How to configure the NETGEAR Downloader feature
• Supports the OpenVPN mobile client (iOS and Android) app, which gives you easy and secure remote access to your home network.
  Android: How do I use VPN service on my Nighthawk router with my Android device?
  iOS: How do I use VPN service on my Nighthawk router with my iOS device?
• Sends log reports via SSL email. Allows email notification to be set up on your Nighthawk router. To set up your NETGEAR router, see Configuring Email notification on Nighthawk router.
• Supports WiFi Transmit Power Control. WiFi Transmit Power Control reduces WiFi power to just cover your home network and reduces WiFi interference in the neighborhood.

Bug Fixes:

• ReadySHARE Printer Vulnerability issue.
• Fixes Web GUI missing genie app download page when accessing from Windows 10 Edge browser.
• iTunes 12.1 support.