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Oct 22, 2019

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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 co...

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).

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

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