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Firmware update
Hello.
I am from Poland and I own the Nighthawk M1 AT & T branded router. Ruter has no sim lock and works in Poland. However, I have a problem. Router can not connect to the Arlo application. A...
I don't know if this will work, but you may need to use TFTP to upload the newer firmware. This may help https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
Ok. Thank you for the suggestion. I will try to do this installation and let you know if it helped. Thank you very much for help.
Type in the command tftp -i [router IP] put [firmware filename].[file format]. Do NOT press Enter yet.
- Example: tftp -i 192.168.1.1 put R9000-V1.0.4.2.img
I work on a mac and I do not know where to insert this command
you need to open a console and make sure you have the correct firmware image for your device model
I have a good firmware but with this link I can not cope with this procedure on a Mac. I have done the actions described in the link for Mac users one after the other, but from a certain moment the system returns to the Windows environment. That's why I asked where to put this command in os system? There is no such information in this link.
Hello.
File format from yours link (use TFTP to update firmware) should be img or chk. I receive new firmware file from netgear support to my router with format "spk". Can I use yours method or you can advice me something else.> I have a good firmware but with this link I can not cope with this
> procedure on a Mac. [...]"this procedure", as its title should suggest, is Windows-specific.
The Mac details can be found by following a link from:https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1622096
> Model: MR1100|NIGHTHAWK M1What's wrong with this thing that makes you want to attack it with
TFTP? How does the normal firmware update fail? Visit
http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look for
Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look for "firmware".Router is from AT&T. In my settings there is no button (options) to firmware update and its say that my firmware is latest. I know that is no true. I want install the new one directly from netgear.