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Aspirant

Mar 29, 2016

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[Help] r7000 router 5Ghz light (LED) not lit out on the router

Hey guys, my r7000 router 5Ghz light is out on the router It show 5Ghz is enabling in Netgear genie, and i'm not able to search it in wifi... is it software / hardware problem.... i gotta ne...

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Wolf_666
Mar 29, 2016
Try a reset and flash the firmware again. There is a beta out right now.

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Best-Firmware-for-Nighthawk-R7000/m-p/1062433#M29041

Wolf_666

Luminary

Mar 29, 2016

Try a reset and flash the firmware again. There is a beta out right now.

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/Best-Firmware-for-Nighthawk-R7000/m-p/1062433#M29041

ksw210

Aspirant

Mar 29, 2016

do u meant V1.0.6.40_1.1.90? Sure! I will try it out later.

hope it works

Wolf_666
Luminary
Mar 29, 2016
Yes, I am using it and it works fine.
- ksw210
  Aspirant
  Mar 29, 2016
  U had same issue as well?
  - Wolf_666
    Luminary
    Mar 29, 2016
    I did not ever have any problem with my R7000, both with stock firmare and DD-WRT. Now I only use stock FW because it is more reliable on Wi-Fi performance and because I use my R7000 as an AP only.