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Slow WiFi speed from AC4000 X6S
Hi; I have the R8000P (AC4000) and about two weeks ago noticed my WiFI speed dropped precipitously from between 300-400Mbps to about 150Mbps. I am on a fiber gigabit plan through my ISP provider. I...
Yes, or 192.168.1.1 or the routers IP address you may have configured on it. There is a FW update section in the routers web page where you navigate to where the file is and select it, then the web page does the rest.
Safari, FireFox or Opera browser will help you get to the Routers web page and update FW.
https://kb.netgear.com/23960/How-do-I-manually-update-the-firmware-on-my-NETGEAR-router
Should not impact current reservations.
Cool, and thx again; so two final questions as below:
1]. Can I install this firmware update via my Mac, and if so, is the firmware update achieved via the “router login.net” that I’ll find in my Safari browser?
2)l Are you certain that the firmware and required reboot will not impact my currently reserved IP addresses?
Thanks!
Yes, or 192.168.1.1 or the routers IP address you may have configured on it. There is a FW update section in the routers web page where you navigate to where the file is and select it, then the web page does the rest.
Safari, FireFox or Opera browser will help you get to the Routers web page and update FW.
https://kb.netgear.com/23960/How-do-I-manually-update-the-firmware-on-my-NETGEAR-router
Should not impact current reservations.
Thanks again,
I’ll give it a go as soon as I return from holiday in a few days! Appreciate the help. 🙏🏻