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GaudetK
May 30, 2023Aspirant
Nighthawk AX2400 (Rax30) - Setup Not Working
Hello all, I work for a company that has a server, switches, hardware firewall, and access ports scattered throughout the building, our wired internet is working fine, however recently our Wi-Fi ...
schumaku
May 31, 2023Guru - Experienced User
it's perfect you posted in the Netgear Business Wireless section...
GaudetK wrote:
I work for a company that has a server, switches, hardware firewall, and access ports scattered throughout the building, our wired internet is working fine, however recently our Wi-Fi went out, and although trying every fix under the sun, the Wi-Fi is still out.
Best suggestion I can give to would be some more careful planning, probably review the company existing network design, and evaluate what you really need to build a Wi-Fi to fit the needs and requirements.
GaudetK wrote:
We then proceeded to buy a new Router, the Nighthawk AX2400 (Rax30). However, upon attempting the setup via the app, or via our IP Router Config, no setups seem to be working. I've contacted support about this issue to no avail, nothing was solved, and I wanted to know if anyone else had experienced an similar issue.
Feel sorry, but I can't resist to ask what caused the idea was for buying a RAX30 into such an environment?!? A consumer router might or might not fit for such a plan. Clearly saying: Wrong approach, and waste of support resources. Ways out from what the consumer level support can and must provide.
GaudetK wrote:
The setup steps start by asking you to unplug your modem and power supply. However because we are in a busy office, to do that would be detrimental to peoples work. Are there any ways around having to unplug or disconnect things to get the setup working?
For whatever purpose such a consumer router is designed and built. Certainly not to replace the network infrastructure you already have in place. Can't be difficult to bring up such a RAX30 up and running in an isolated test environment. Not sorry, Netgear or any other consumer vendor support can't help with what you want to achieve. Definitively not Netgear's mistake. If downtime should be required for whatever reason, then nobody on earth can free you up from this planning job. But before, I fear the issues I read here are on a different level with your existing network design, network documentation, lack of planning or no idea of what you have and what you want to achieve can't be an excuse. If you can't handle it yourself, find professional IT network support in our area. Just buying another Wi-Fi router and hope it will solve all problems probably ignored for years isn't a solution at all.
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