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CHUCK12351
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Jun 26, 2016
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WN3000 V2 FIRMWARE CORRUPTED ALL .CHK FILES NOT .IMG

V3 DOWNLOADS AN IMG FILE BUT V2 DOESNT. ALL FIRWARE VERSIONS.THE UPDATE WILL NOT TAKE A CHK FILE OR  A FILE RENAMED TO IMG. 

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  • DarrenM's avatar
    DarrenM
    Sr. NETGEAR Moderator

    Hello Chuck12351

     

    Can you be more clear on the process you did when trying to update the firmware so I can look into this issue.

     

    DarrenM

    • CHUCK12351's avatar
      CHUCK12351
      Aspirant

      Logged on to the Netgear server using . Clinked on firmware upgrade.

      1. http://www.mywifiext.net.
      2. Clinked on firmware upgrade
      3. Clicked MaintenanceFirmware Upgrade

      Sever did not respond

       

      Went to the Netgear web page support area clicked on the N 3000 . version 3 came up. Downloaded the version 3 by mistake. The zip file contain an image file. When back to the server and try to upgrade.. upgrade said it was the wrong version.

       

      Went back to the support page and scrolled down to version 2.

      http://www.netgear.com/support/product/WN3000RPv2?cid=wmt_netgear_referral?cid=wmt_netgear_organic#download

       

      Downloaded all versions of firmware.  all including the latest WN3000RP_V1.0.2.64_1.1.86.zip .

      The zip files contained check files not image files. The upgrade button would take none of them.

      WN3000RP-V1.0.2.64_1.1.86.chk

    • CHUCK12351's avatar
      CHUCK12351
      Aspirant
      Re: WN3000 V2 FIRMWARE CORRUPTED ALL .CHK FILES NOT .IMG

      Logged on to the Netgear server using . Clinked on firmware upgrade.

      1. http://www.mywifiext.net.
      2. Clinked on firmware upgrade
      3. Clicked MaintenanceFirmware Upgrade

      Sever did not respond

       

      Went to the Netgear web page support area clicked on the N 3000 . version 3 came up. Downloaded the version 3 by mistake. The zip file contain an image file. When back to the server and try to upgrade.. upgrade said it was the wrong version.

       

      Went back to the support page and scrolled down to version 2.

      http://www.netgear.com/support/product/WN3000RPv2?cid=wmt_netgear_referral?cid=wmt_netgear_organic#d...

       

      Downloaded all versions of firmware.  all including the latest WN3000RP_V1.0.2.64_1.1.86.zip .

      The zip files contained check files not image files. The upgrade button would take none of them.

      WN3000RP-V1.0.2.64_1.1.86.chk

      • DarrenM's avatar
        DarrenM
        Sr. NETGEAR Moderator

        Hello Chuck12351

         

        Have you unzipped the .CHK file before trying to load it onto the extender? IS your router connected to the internet may be unable to reach our server. Have you tried to use a different web browser? you may also want to do a factory reset and then try to upload the new firmware and do the setup again.

         

        DarrenM