WC7500 Firmware 6.5.5.18 not valid

Hello,

i tried to upload the new firmware 6.5.5.18 from 6.5.5.0. But it said firmware is not valid. the new firmware 6.5.5.18 is smaller than 6.5.5.0. i think the file from netgear homepage is corrupt.

schumaku
Oct 22, 2019
leleo73 wrote:
the new firmware 6.5.5.18 is smaller than 6.5.5.0.
.0 was some 425 MB, while the .18 is just 225 MB RaghuHR ... but the problem seems to be somewhere else, as other WC7500 operators failed to install .18 (and "fixed" the problem by setting the time zone to GMT aparently).

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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 22, 2019
-> WC7500 wireless controller will not load 6.5.5.18 ... takes about five seconds to locate.

But hey RaghuHR ... something must be wrong!
- leleo73
  Guide
  Oct 22, 2019
  Hi,
  thx for your answer, but what you mean? You will check the firmware?
RaghuHR
NETGEAR Expert
Oct 22, 2019
Hi leleo73 How much is the size of the firmware after downloading ? It should be around 225MB.

We downloaded from https://www.netgear.com/support/product/WC7500#Firmware%20Version%206.5.5.18

Found md5 checksum is correct. Could you please double check on this?

Thanks,

Raghu
- leleo73
  Guide
  Oct 22, 2019
  My file ist 230.419kb is the checksum md5
  5BE4B425239CEE41FAAA79D8A9E5FE51
schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 22, 2019
leleo73 wrote:
the new firmware 6.5.5.18 is smaller than 6.5.5.0.
.0 was some 425 MB, while the .18 is just 225 MB RaghuHR ... but the problem seems to be somewhere else, as other WC7500 operators failed to install .18 (and "fixed" the problem by setting the time zone to GMT aparently).
- leleo73
  Guide
  Oct 22, 2019
  i will try to set to gmt
- leleo73
  Guide
  Oct 22, 2019
  i set timezone to ireland, didn´t find englang or great britain. And now it works. thx