This product includes software code developed by third parties, including software code subject to the GNU General Public License ('GPL') or GNU Lesser General Public License ('LGPL'). Network conditions and environmental factors, including volume of network traffic, building materials and construction, and network overhead, lower actual data throughput rate. Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications.

Please DO NOT power off or reboot the device during firmware upgrade, otherwise, it may result to a corrupt firmware and cause the device not to work. After firmware upgrade is done and boots up the system, it changes to steady amber color. The Power LED should be blinking (amber) during firmware upgrade. If the upgrade progress bar on web GUI doesn’t display correctly during firmware upgrade, you can still check the status using Power LED.If power LED light turns amber and blinking, power cycle the router to complete the upgrade. The upgrade process is completed when the on screen progress bar completes.Do not interrupt the upgrade while the router does this step. Click Browse and find the file you just downloaded.Click ADVANCED tab > Administration > Firmware Upgrade.Enter the router admin user name and password. Launch a web browser and enter into the address bar.

Log in to the router using a Web browser. To check for new firmware and update your router: Connect your computer to your router with an Ethernet cable.Using the Download Link below, download and extract the new firmware to a convenient place such as your desktop.Write down all the settings which you changed from the default values, since you may need to re-enter them manually.Note: To avoid wireless disconnect issue during the firmware download process, NETGEAR recommends that firmware upgrade be performed on a computer with wired connection. Fixed memory leak issue in Ethernet driver.Enter 'Backup Settings' in the web GUI and click 'Erase' button of 'Revert to factory default settings'. Note: Please remember to do factory default after firmware upgrade.

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