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CincyNeb
Sep 30, 2025Aspirant
Used Orbi 860 Connection
My friend gave me his Orbi 860 system since his internet company gave him one to work with. I tried to factory re-set the router and it keeps showing up with their old network name., How do I se...
StephenB
Sep 30, 2025Guru - Experienced User
CincyNeb wrote:I tried to factory re-set the router and it keeps showing up with their old network name
You did this with the paper-clip reset?
Does the network name match the one printed on the router label?
If the reset was successful, it would have reset the admin password back to password.