You will need to wait about 4 minutes for the router to finish storing firmware into its flash memory.
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The firmware has been successfully uploaded.You should see a pop up saying that “0 block retransmitted”.Press PUT button on the Tftpd64 utility to perform the firmware upload.It will start with an orange color and then start flashing. Turn router OFF for 10 seconds and then turn it back ON.
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If you do not understand them, do not attempt this without contacting NETGEAR technical support. The instructions assume a basic level of networking competence. Note: The steps below show how to reload firmware onto a NETGEAR router that will not boot due to a corrupt firmware.