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Nighthawk R7800, no 80 Mhz Bandwidth
Hi Everyone, A number of years ago I purchased a Netgear Nighthawk R7800 router and set it up as another access point along with my Arris NVG443B modem/router supplied by Frontier Communications DSL...
psuhacker wrote:Thanks for your response. I am not too concerned about the firmware itself, I am sure it works okay. I have always been concerned about these installation processes, whether this one in particular or the flashing process in general. I will try the Voxel firmware but will conduct a test beforehand.
Fully agree with your concern. The update process with the least chance of an issue is to use a web browser on a computer that is direct connected to the router via an Ethernet cable. Avoid the mobile application at all costs. Preferable not to use Wi-Fi for the connection. If your laptop does not have an Ethernet port, buy a USB to RJ45 adapter on Amazon.
A couple of tips from past experience. Do not connect the router you are updating to the internet when updating. Make sure the Wi-Fi (both bands) on the router you are updating is enabled and broadcasting. Perform a firmware default reset and reboot prior to performing the update. After the firmware update, configure the router from scratch. Do not upload a previous configuration file.
Will do, many thanks!