Is the Netgear RN424 still getting security updates?

The Netgear RN424 stopped receiving security updates on 1 February 2021. 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.

No longer supported

Security updates ended on

1 February 2021
Device
Netgear RN424 (NAS)
Basis
Official end date published by the manufacturer.
As written
2/1/21
Source
NETGEAR Enterprise Products EOL List (Dec2025 Release), End Of Service Date column (IN)

What to do. Replace it. Until then, turn off remote administration and UPnP, and keep it off the Internet.

Support timeline

202020212022202320242025202620272028All versionsToday
Security updates per hardware version, to scale. The bar ends on the manufacturer's date.

Questions

Is the Netgear RN424 still getting security updates?

The Netgear RN424 stopped receiving security updates on 1 February 2021. New vulnerabilities will not be fixed.

What does end of life mean for the Netgear RN424?

After its end of life, the Netgear RN424 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.

  • RN102ended 8 January 2014 Unsupported
  • RN104ended 8 January 2014 Unsupported
  • RN204ended 12 July 2016 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
  • RN428ended 1 May 2020 Unsupported
  • RN516ended 30 December 2016 Unsupported
  • RN524Xended 1 April 2019 Unsupported
  • RN526Xended 21 August 2020 Unsupported

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