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AC1750 Extender Locked Up
All the lights on the front are locked up orange and the arrows are locked up blue. Factory reset does not do anything. Unplugging and plugging back in, same lights come on. Turn off and on same light...
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
- I’m on Mac.
here's using a tftp client.
How to upload firmware to a NETGEAR router using TFTP client? | Answer | NETGEAR Support
and a guide of how someone did it on a r7000 (should be similar process)
How to unbrick the Nighthawk R7000 using OS X and ... - NETGEAR Communities