Manually Upload Firmware To The Extender - NETGEAR EAX80 User Manual

To check manually for new firmware and, if available, update the firmware:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your
extender network.
2. Log in to your extender:
• If you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter
http://www.mywifiext.net/ in the address field of the browser.
• If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following URLs:
-
Windows-based computers. http://mywifiext/ or http://mywifiext.local/
- Mac computers, iOS devices, and Linux devices. http://mywifiext.local/
- Android devices. http://<extender's IP address>/ (for example,
http://192.168.1.3/)
For more information about how to find your extender's IP address, see Find
the Extender's IP address on page 70.
A login page displays.
3. Enter your admin user name and password and click the LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.
4.
If your browser displays the Menu icon
The extender menu displays.
5. Select Firmware Update.
The Firmware Update page displays.
6. Click the CHECK ONLINE button.
7. If new firmware is available, follow the onscreen prompts to update the firmware.
Note: You might need to unzip the firmware file. The firmware update process takes
about two minutes.

Manually upload firmware to the extender

If you want to upload a specific firmware version, follow these instructions.
Maintain and monitor the
extender
Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi 6 Mesh Extender
, click it.
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