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		apocalyptic0n3 on June 29, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Make educated wireless router/AP upgrade decisions You should do that regardless with any new equipment where possible. At the very least, it'll be up to date. Networking gear makes it especially easy to flash new firmware so it's just a few extra minutes of setup. And in the case of some of Ubiquiti's gear, you have to reflash to just get started unforunately (my UDM Pro couldn't complete setup without a reflash and my Unifi Switch 8 couldn't be discovered by the new UDM until a reflash). That's a real fun software issue from Ubiquiti.

rmrfstar on June 29, 2020 [–]

It's probably best to avoid the built-in update utilities for the first re-flash. Uboot can load a kernel via TFTP over serial.

What you are worried about is backdoored firmware.

If this is too much work, just buy new kit in sealed packages. Saving a couple hundred bucks just isn't worth the risk.

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