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JBof4
Oct 11, 2021Aspirant
Reboot disaster Nighthawk
On Mac I’m in routerlogin.net I clicked update firmware, seemed fine until it kept asking me to sign in when I’m already signed in. Now in advanced “router information” it says “reboot” I click it tel...
michaelkenward
Oct 12, 2021Guru - Experienced User
JBof4 wrote:
On Mac I’m in routerlogin.net I clicked update firmware, seemed fine until it kept asking me to sign in when I’m already signed in.
Sign into what?
Are you wired to the router or on wifi?
What modem/gateway, if any, sits in front of your router?
How did you start the update? Using the browser graphical user interface (GUI)?
If you can regain control of the thing, a manual update is more controllable at your end. It can also pick up updates that yet to reach the update server.
How do I manually update the firmware on my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support