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SteeleMage
Mar 16, 2019Tutor
XR500 Automatically Factor Reset Itself Overnight
Last night, some time between 4am and 8am EST, my XR500 router must have factory reset itself. Because the internet was unavailable in the morning, and attempting to login to the DumaOS admin interf...
yootzee
Mar 23, 2019Aspirant
Feel your pain SteeleMage, I had the exact same problem yesterday. I didn't see this thread when I started my own (https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-Pro-Gaming-Routers/XR500-Factory-resets-itself-in-the-middle-of-the-day-Why/m-p/1725696/highlight/false#M9359). I can't understand random reboots, nor the weekly bi-weekly freeze ups, where I have to power cycle the unit. Did you have any resolution or have you had it happen again?
SteeleMage
Mar 24, 2019Tutor
Hello, yootzee - since the "auto" reset, it has not happened again, thankfully. I have only done minimal reconfigs so far, and am giving it a little time to see if it decides to act up, again. Wish I could help more. But, no solid info on this, still.