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michaelwong
Aspirant
Jul 14, 2017
Solved

Nighthawk X6 R8000 Router Firmware Update Issue

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There is no way for my router to update the firmware.

Tried Router Update / A router firmware upgrade is avaliable with no luck. Please help. Thanks.

  • JamesGL's avatar
    JamesGL
    Jul 17, 2017

    Hi michaelwong,

     

    Make sure to unzip the downloaded file. The file that should be loaded on the router has the .chk extension.

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    • michaelwong's avatar
      michaelwong
      Aspirant

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      The firmware downloaded from Netgear support should be valid. However, the update is not working.

      • JamesGL's avatar
        JamesGL
        Master

        Hi michaelwong,

         

        Make sure to unzip the downloaded file. The file that should be loaded on the router has the .chk extension.