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If not, please check the firmware version and update it to the latest. Fixed in:\n\nProductFixed VersionR7000 (EoS) Nighthawk AC1900 Smart WiFi Dual Band Gigabit RouterEOSRAXE500 Nighthawk AX12 12-Stream AXE11000 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router V1.2.14.114 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe500/ RS700 Nighthawk BE19000 WiFi 7 Tri-Band Router V1.0.7.66 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rs700/ \n\nModels marked (EoS) have reached End-of-Support phase, and no security updates are planned. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you retire these devices and upgrade to a newer NETGEAR device for continued security support.","supportingMedia":[{"type":"text/html","base64":false,"value":"<p>Devices with automatic updates enabled may already have this patch applied. If not, please check the firmware version and update it to the latest. 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