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ticosatx
Jul 20, 2019Initiate
Netgear Nighthawk R8000P - Wireless OFF error!
Please Help! I have recently installed a Netgear Nighthawk R8000P into my network. After a few hiccups I eventually got everything to move over from the old Wi-Fi Network and had everything wor...
- Jul 20, 2019
have you tried downgrading the firmware? I'd recommend doing it in this order for the best success.
1. Do this all over ethernet.
2. reset the router
3. manually downgrade firmware. You can get it from the +view previous version of the support page
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/R8000P.aspx
the release notes page has how to manually update.
4. Factory reset it after the update.
sounds like a lot of factory resetting but whenever I've had issues with routers, this tends to work the best.
ticosatx
Jul 27, 2019Initiate
Sorry for the delay replying and Thank you, rolled the firmware back to a previous version and factory reset.
It’s been tested and seems to work fine so far, also the “Netgear web-app” seems to be running faster and not chugging along anymore 😊
It’s been tested and seems to work fine so far, also the “Netgear web-app” seems to be running faster and not chugging along anymore 😊
plemans
Jul 27, 2019Guru - Experienced User
I'm glad to hear it worked for you!