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For a new Internet-facing installation that depends on ongoing security maintenance, choose a supported alternative if the unit is confirmed as v1; verify the revision before treating an unidentified listing as v2."},{"claim_ids":["c-support","c-aug-support","c-reboot-fix"],"kind":"factual","paragraph_id":"p-maintenance","text":"The advisories list v2 separately without the EoS marker, which is not a promise of indefinite support. Their fixed-firmware entries are also not proof of the latest available release. NETGEAR documents a random-reboot fix in version 1.2.9.52, but that fix should not be inflated into a guarantee about every unit. Conversely, old reboot complaints should not automatically be presented as unresolved on updated firmware."}],"section_id":"section-support","section_type":"overview"},{"heading":"Useful ports, with a real allocation tradeoff","paragraphs":[{"claim_ids":["c-port-topology","c-ports","c-ethernet-speed","c-wan-lan","c-port-allocation"],"kind":"factual","paragraph_id":"p-ports","text":"The rear panel combines four ordinary Gigabit LAN sockets, a Gigabit WAN socket and one multi-gig socket capable of 5 Gbps. NETGEAR allows the multi-gig socket to serve either WAN or a local device. This matters before setup: putting the faster socket on the Internet side removes it as a dedicated multi-gig connection for a NAS or switch. 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Its article does not fully identify the wireless adapter or router firmware, so that result should remain attached to the review's conditions rather than become a universal product rating."},{"claim_ids":["c-snb-method","c-snb-bandwidth","c-snb-link","c-tweak-method"],"kind":"factual","paragraph_id":"p-methods","text":"SmallNetBuilder provides a useful counterpoint: its RAX120 test used firmware V1.0.1.90, an Intel AX200 Windows client and a controlled attenuation chamber. It excluded the wider channel mode used by TweakTown. The AX client could report a high link rate yet trail the AC client at strong signal levels, then hold up better as the signal weakened. Short, controlled throughput runs are not a room-by-room coverage guarantee, and the two laboratories' results should not be blended into one score."}],"section_id":"section-network","section_type":"performance"},{"heading":"Local storage survives, but legacy backup services do not","paragraphs":[{"claim_ids":["c-usb-ports","c-tweak-storage","c-historical-cloud","c-readycloud-end","c-local-usb","c-time-machine","c-fit-backup"],"kind":"factual","paragraph_id":"p-storage","text":"The two USB ports and TweakTown's sequential storage results show why the RAX120 attracted local file-sharing users. However, ReadyCLOUD remote access ended on April 4, 2023, and NETGEAR says the closed cloud service cannot be restored by installing old firmware. Local access to an attached USB drive from the home network remains a separate available function. Firmware 1.2.9.52 also removes legacy Time Machine backup, so a Mac-backup or remote-storage purchase needs a currently supported solution offering those specific functions."}],"section_id":"section-storage","section_type":"limitations"},{"heading":"Controls and physical limitations","paragraphs":[{"claim_ids":["c-ssid","c-hinges","c-reboot-fix","c-tweak-method"],"kind":"factual","paragraph_id":"p-use","text":"The 2020 review showed separate network names for the two bands or Smart Connect, plus rule-based QoS. That is useful setup context, but does not establish today's advanced parental-control offering. The folding antenna hinges were judged sturdy yet the weakest physical point, so placement and handling deserve attention. 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