Is the Netgear RN204 still getting security updates?
The Netgear RN204 stopped receiving security updates on 12 July 2016. New vulnerabilities will not be fixed.
The date after which a device gets no more security fixes is also called its end of life (EOL) or end of support.
Security updates ended on
12 July 2016What to do. Replace it. Until then, turn off remote administration and UPnP, and keep it off the Internet.
Support timeline
Questions
Is the Netgear RN204 still getting security updates?
The Netgear RN204 stopped receiving security updates on 12 July 2016. New vulnerabilities will not be fixed.
What does end of life mean for the Netgear RN204?
After its end of life, the Netgear RN204 receives no more security fixes from Netgear. It keeps working, but any vulnerability found later stays open, which makes it an easy target once attackers know about it.
Where does this date come from?
From the manufacturer: NETGEAR Enterprise Products EOL List (Dec2025 Release), End Of Service Date column. Each date is shown exactly as published.
Other Netgear NAS drives
- RN102ended 8 January 2014 Unsupported
- RN104ended 8 January 2014 Unsupported
- RN212ended 1 August 2021 Unsupported
- RN214ended 1 August 2021 Unsupported
- RN312ended 1 April 2017 Unsupported
- RN314ended 7 March 2017 Unsupported
- RN316ended 1 March 2018 Unsupported
- RN424ended 1 February 2021 Unsupported
- RN428ended 1 May 2020 Unsupported
- RN516ended 30 December 2016 Unsupported
- RN524Xended 1 April 2019 Unsupported
- RN526Xended 21 August 2020 Unsupported