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dlafeve
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May 23, 2018
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Firmware upgrade on R6900 Cannot login to router, Windows 10 will not pass through the signon.

Router is working, have been experiencing low connection speeds with my Samsung TV and Ipad less than 1Mbps, yet on my computer Spectrum speed check is about 60+Mbps. Spectrum  Support suggested my r...
  • Blanca_O's avatar
    Jun 04, 2018

    Hi dlafeve, 

     

    If you are unable to access the router's page as it is not accepting the default login and not able to recover the password then the next step to do it to factory reset the router. Here's a reference link of how to do it: 

     

    If you cannot login to your router

    https://kb.netgear.com/1097/

     

    Once you have successfully logged into the router's page then you can go ahead and check router's firmware version. Here's a reference link: 

     

    How do I check for new firmware and update my Nighthawk router?

    https://kb.netgear.com/24217/

     

    Regards,

     

    Blanca 
    Community Team