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Not able to login to Router web GUI/App after wrong update
Hello, I hope someone can help me with this weird issue. I had a Netgear R7000 router on which I wrongly installed the firmware version EA6900_386.7_2 (the linksys one) . The update was successf...
Glad you got it working. Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Enjoy. 📡
Thanks for the reply guys , I was able to solve it as the linksys firmware needs to be reset while rebooting the router. I did a factory reset changed username and password , and the installed the correct firmware version on the router to fix the issue . been a hassle though 🙂
Glad you got it working. Please mark your thread as solved so others will know. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Enjoy. 📡