Note: Please remember to do factory default after firmware upgrade. Enter "Backup Settings" in the web GUI and click "Erase" button of "Revert to factory default settings". 

New Features & Enhancements:

1. Supports China.
2. Adds the app installation page in the setup wizard .
3. Adds a single click firmware update from genie.
4. Puts an attached HDD in standby mode when the HDD is not accessed for 30 minutes.
5. Supports the XFS file system.
6. Changes the NAT idle-timeout for TCP sessions from 30 minutes to two hours and four minutes.
7. Supports the VLAN/Bridge group.
8. Supports Airtime Fairness.
9. Supports IPv6 6rd .
10. Supports remote access with the genie app.
11. Supports the following IPv6 enhancements: single PPP session and user defined IPv6 DNS.

To Install

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

1. Write down all the settings which you changed from the default values, since you may need to reenter 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 R6250-V1.0.4.2_10.1.10.chk
   DownloadLink:
   http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/R6250/R6250-V1.0.4.2_10.1.10.zip
3. Log in to the router using a Web browser. The URL is http://www.routerlogin.net.
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 while the router does this step.
   

Important Note:

1.  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.

2.  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.
 

Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate.

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