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TrubbleMaker
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Oct 10, 2022
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Cannot change IP address in the XR500

Hi guys   I'm new to the XR500 device. I cannot change the default IP address from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.10.1 The router is running Firmware Version 2.3.2.134. When I change the IP address to 1...
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    TrubbleMaker
    Oct 10, 2022

    UPDATE: It's almost 2:00AM here at the epicentre of the known universe (Sydney, Australia...  where God LIVES!!) 

    My brain is now officially mush and I have no idea how I did it, but I managed to get the IP address changed and it stuck!! WOOOHOOO!  😁 

    I know somewhere in there I flashed the firmware twice and also did two factory resets. 

    After the second factory reset, I managed to get the change in the IP to stick and not bring up the 'Bad Gateway' error but then it hung while rebooting so I manually rebooted the the router and then found the change had finally worked.

    I know I should have kept better notes of what I did but after fartarsing around for waaaaay too many hours I was well and truly over it.

    Thank you all for your your suggestions , your time and your patience. 

    Cheers

     

    Charlton  🙂

TrubbleMaker's avatar
TrubbleMaker
Tutor
Oct 10, 2022

UPDATE: It's almost 2:00AM here at the epicentre of the known universe (Sydney, Australia...  where God LIVES!!) 

My brain is now officially mush and I have no idea how I did it, but I managed to get the IP address changed and it stuck!! WOOOHOOO!  😁 

I know somewhere in there I flashed the firmware twice and also did two factory resets. 

After the second factory reset, I managed to get the change in the IP to stick and not bring up the 'Bad Gateway' error but then it hung while rebooting so I manually rebooted the the router and then found the change had finally worked.

I know I should have kept better notes of what I did but after fartarsing around for waaaaay too many hours I was well and truly over it.

Thank you all for your your suggestions , your time and your patience. 

Cheers

 

Charlton  🙂