New Features and Enhancements:

• Supports ReadyCloud, which allows you to access your USB storage device from anywhere.
• Supports genie remote, which allows you to manage your home network remotely using NETGEAR genie.
• Supports the Kwilt iOS photo manager app, which can be used to view and share photos stored on the USB drive connected to the R7800, as well as from other sources like DropBox, OneDrive, Facebook etc.
• Supports NETGEAR Downloader (Beta), which allows you to directly download files from Internet to the USB drive connected to the router.
• Supports OpenVPN mobile client (iOS and Android) app for easy secure remote access to your home network.
• Sends log reports via SSL email, which allows email notification to be setup on your Nighthawk router.
• Supports WiFi Transmit Power Control, which reduces WiFi power to just cover your home network and reduces WiFi interference in the neighborhood.
• Supports AP mode detection, which detects whether you set up the router in AP mode or not, and provides you with the option to configure the router in router mode or AP mode.
• Supports IPTV port, which creates a bridge connection from the WAN port to one of the LAN ports. The designated LAN port or wireless SSID becomes an IPTV port, and has the direct access to the WAN port, without going through NAT.
• Supports IGMP proxy for British Telecom.
• Improves port forwarding by allowing fixed and range ports to be added to one rule.
• Supports IP-MAC binding for the PR region.
• Supports Super WiFi for the PR region.
• Supports DNS 3322 for the PR region.
• Supports Russian WAN installation and IPTV port support.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed the issue in which iMAC cannot scan 5G SSID when channel is set to 153/157.
• Fixed the issue in which IPv6 cannot be disabled when using Windows10 Edge browser.

Firmware Upgrade Instructions:

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

1. Write down all the settings that were changed from the default values as you may need to re-enter them manually.
2. Using the Download Link below, download and extract the new firmware to a convenient place such as your desktop. The filename after extracting is R7800-V1.0.1.28.img
   
   Download Link: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R7800/R7800-V1.0.1.28.zip
   
   
3. To log in to the router type http://www.routerlogin.net into your web browser address bar (such as Internet Explorer or Google Chrome).
4. Click ADVANCED tab > Administration  > Firmware Upgrade.
5. Click Browse and find the file you just downloaded.
6. Click Upload. Do not interrupt the upgrade during this step.