MR80 router loses configuration on re-boot

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Hi All, I am hoping someone can give me a clue as to what I can do to prevent my MR80 router from loosing all its configuration anytime it is rebooted. My setup includes one MR80 main router and another MR80 router set in AP mode, plus 4 MS80 satellites. Both routers are running Firmware Version V1.1.7.14_3.1.109. The AP mode router retains the config on reboot but my main router completely resets; loosing my WiFi customization, reserved IPs for my NAS and network printers. To make it worse; when I do attempt to load the configuration setting from a backup file; that too does not help as the router brings me to setting up security questions and basically walks me through a fresh setup again.

How can I ensure that my main MR80 retains its configuration when it reboots? Any guidance greatly appreciated!

michaelkenward · Answer

NavM5&nbsp;wrote:
Hi All, I am hoping someone can give me a clue as to what I can do to prevent my MR80 router from loosing all its configuration anytime it is rebooted. My setup includes one MR80 main router and another MR80 router set in AP mode ...

You could rule out hardware issues by swapping these two MR80s. If the problem persists, it is a configuration thing.
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To make it worse; when I do attempt to load the configuration setting from a backup file; that too does not help as the router brings me to setting up security questions and basically walks me through a fresh setup again.&nbsp;
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I always disable password recovery.

NavM5 · Answer

Good idea; I will try to swap my main router with the AP router and report back my findings.&nbsp;

FURRYe38 · Answer

Any progress on this?&nbsp;
NavM5&nbsp;wrote:
Good idea; I will try to swap my main router with the AP router and report back my findings.&nbsp;

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NavM5 · Answer

I did swap the main MR80 router with the access point router and yes it does seem like the fault is with the main router. I tried manually updating the firmware of the the problematic router to various older version but not once could I keep the router from resetting after soft reboot or a hard reboot. Which means that I am not able to set it as an access point since to apply the AP setting it requires a reboot and hence triggers the reset. Is there any particular firmware version or hack that can help me here? Or is this basically a brick?&nbsp;

michaelkenward · Answer

NavM5&nbsp;wrote:
Which means that I am not able to set it as an access point since to apply the AP setting it requires a reboot and hence triggers the reset.

Catch 22!
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Have you actually taken the dodgy router through the AP setup? Does the process reset it again? The restart it goes through may not be quite the same as the firmware flash.
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I would not normally suggests this – configuration isn't supposed to be portable – but in the case of two identical routers, I would try to create a backup of the settings from the working router and "restore" that to the troublesome one.

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