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Wifi extender AX1800 power light stays red
Hello, I just got this extender. It worked the first time I plugged it in. I changed the location for better connection. Now the light stays red. Pressing the reset button gives no response. Installi...
the AX1800 is a speed, not a model. and they make several models that look like that.
but the power light a steady amber tends to indicate a boot failure or corrupt firmware failure issue.
You can try recoving it with tftp or nmrpflash.
are you on windows? if so, follow this guide
https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP
just make sure you enable tftp
https://www.thewindowsclub.com/enable-tftp-windows-10
and here's a video walk through using a tftp client. Use the built in one for windows 10 though. the video is more of an example of how its done.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9DLrLQrpaw
and if that doesn't work, you can try using nmrpflash
https://github.com/jclehner/nmrpflash