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Re: NETGEAR EX8000 white lights blinking, will not factory reset

ARH47
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NETGEAR EX8000 white lights blinking, will not factory reset

White lights on front of EX8000 extender are blinking.  Extender will not start up.
All I did was turn off the extender, which was working fine, then turned it back on, now all it does is blink white lights across the front.  The power button LED in the back turns to blinking red after a few seconds, too.  Factory reset button doesn't do anything. 
What can I do to fix it, please?  thank you.
 
 
Model: EX8000|AC3000 Nighthawk X6S Tri Band WiFi Mesh Extender
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Christian_R
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Re: NETGEAR EX8000 white lights blinking, will not factory reset

ARH47,

 

You may have to reflash the firmware again here is a guide how to do it using TFTP.

 

https://kb.netgear.com/22688/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP

 

Christian

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Tofu101
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Re: NETGEAR EX8000 white lights blinking, will not factory reset

The link doesn't work.. I'm having the same issue and about to take my Ex8000 out to the garage and shoot it.

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ARH47
Tutor

Re: NETGEAR EX8000 white lights blinking, will not factory reset

I haven't had time to attempt the reset yet, but here is some other info I found:

 

Someone else with the same problem:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/WiFi-Range-Extenders-Nighthawk/NETGEAR-EX8000-fails-to-exit-quot-fa...

 

Here is the link to uploading the firmware that was in that post:

https://kb.netgear.com/000059633/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-TFTP-client

Model: EX8000|AC3000 Nighthawk X6S Tri Band WiFi Mesh Extender
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Tofu101
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Re: NETGEAR EX8000 white lights blinking, will not factory reset

@ARH47 Thank you.  The combination of the procedure outlined in these two posts unbricked my EX8000.

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ARH47
Tutor

Re: NETGEAR EX8000 white lights blinking, will not factory reset

That's great to hear!  Gives me hope!  I will have to get on it shortly.

Model: EX8000|AC3000 Nighthawk X6S Tri Band WiFi Mesh Extender
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