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csigmund
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Aug 28, 2021
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EAX80 Firmware Update - Admin Password no longer works

Just recently updated by EAX80 Externder to most recent firmware and now I cannot login into the router through a Web interface nor nightwawk software.  Does not recorgnize the password anymore. Asssistance Please

  • Solved it myself. Did a factory reset and then used Nighthawk app to reset the necessary settings.  Took about 15 minutes.  Once it restarted it worked fine.

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  • Solved it myself. Did a factory reset and then used Nighthawk app to reset the necessary settings.  Took about 15 minutes.  Once it restarted it worked fine.