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Nighthawk RAX45 not retaining SSID after reboot
Hi everyone - I've had this router for 4 yrs, and need to change SSID. The router takes the SSID and password change fine and works as long as you don't reboot or cycle power. Once you reboot or cycl...
The factory reset "witchcraft" did the trick!... was actually able to use a CFG backup that I created right before it, and magic!.. all worked again and SSID stays after reboots. Thank you much michaelkenward and mlm44 !
I would try a factory reset and then manually reconfigure it with the new SSID. Don't use the backup.