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Nighthawk X6S EX8000 bricked after firmware opdate

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Nighthawk X6S EX8000 bricked after firmware opdate

i just bought the EX8000 today, i followed the setup step by step wiz, at the end it said there is an firmware update,i updatede after the reboot are all lights at the front flashing white, and the power light at the back flashes red. I tried disconnection power, plugging back in, power light is briefly green, then goes to flashing red, i tried to reset to factory settings but it wont. i can't connect to or see the extender on my network

 

any ideas

Model: EX8000|AC3000 Nighthawk X6S Tri Band WiFi Range Extender
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Lstf
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Re: Nighthawk X6S EX8000 bricked after firmware opdate

update!

 

found this for another unit

https://kb.netgear.com/000059634/How-to-upload-firmware-to-a-NETGEAR-router-using-Windows-TFTP

a littel tweak and its up and running

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