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AC1900 Wifi Extender help
I have tried many, many factory resets, I have unplugged and plugged the extender, I have moved outlets, I have moved rooms with the extender and I cannot fix my issue. If I plug in the extender ...
If the power button is flashing amber, its failing the bootup process. So either a hardware failure or a firmware failure.
You can try recovering it with tftp. This is for router but it works the same on extenders. There's also videos online.
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
make sure tftp is enabled on your device.
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10