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SouthernGypsy
May 15, 2024Apprentice
How do you log into the RAX54v2 Router?
I received mny RAX54v2 Router today, set it up in WAP mode (Already have a Nighthawk XR1000 Gaming Router as my primary router) and got it all setup. Logged in several times with no problem by typing...
- May 15, 2024
Try a factory reset and setup from scratch with the RAX not connected to any Internet sources. What I did with mine. Still working. Ya, NG is aware of it. No idea if or when this will be fixed. 🙄
FURRYe38
May 15, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Recommend setting a static IP address configuration for AP mode on the RAX. So the IP address will not change and should be able to access the RAX any time using the static IP address you set on the RAX. I recommend 192.168.1.54.
SouthernGypsy wrote:
I received mny RAX54v2 Router today, set it up in WAP mode (Already have a Nighthawk XR1000 Gaming Router as my primary router) and got it all setup. Logged in several times with no problem by typing the address of the router... I can't use the routerlogin.net method because that sends me to the XR1000 everytime, so I have to enter their direct addresses such as 192.168.1.101 and 192.168.1.103 to log in. Anyway everything worked just fine.
Then a couple of hours later I wanted to log in to change the wireless channel and now it keeps sending me to a page telling me I must log into a Netgear account???? I don't WANT to have to log into an on-line Netgear account, I just want to log into my LOCAL router to make a simple change. I do have a Netgear account, and did enter it, followed by the Correct password only to be told repeatedly that "something went wrong".
So now I have a $200 router I can't log in to?!?!?
~Not a good design Netgear, in fact it's the kind of design that gets your products shoved back in a box and returned for a full refund while I go and buy from the competition who does NOT require me to have to log into some remote website to access my LOCAL router!
1. How do I get around this so I can log into my router to make a change?
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2. How do I set this thing so it Never asked me to log into a remote website again just to access my local router when I need to make a simple change?