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RAX120 Fan Settings
I am trying to prevent the fan from spinning up too often and I found out about the following settings page: http://routerlogin.net/Thermal_FAN.htm but applying any of the settings leads to a...
I stumbled upon your post because my router RAX120 has been running hot and the 5GHz keeps going out. I found some info somebody else posted about their system getting hot. Try "ip address/debug.htm". I found a setting that says " Always enable Fan". I checked it and hit apply and it looks like the setting stayed. I just checked the fan and holy crap, it's on! HOT air is coming out and I hope this fixes the performance issues. I have a feeling the 5GHz radio was turning off due to overheating.
Wow! Thank you so much!
This is also working for me. never before had the fan come on but it is now. I'd rather it run at all times and fail eventually than let this over priced router sit hot and slowdown.
thanks again for responding
You are very welcome! I agree 100%. I want all my equipment to run as cool as possible.
- I have RAX80 and when I go into that setting I do not see always enable fan. Perhaps it’s only rax120 setting??? Can anyone confirm?
I'm sorry but I do not have access to an RAX80. I did try the debug.htm on my netgear switch and received an Access Error. Here is a screen shot from the debug.htm on my RAX120. I updated to the latest Hot Fix firmware, V1.0.1.118, and the fan was unselected when I checked it this morning.
- Yeah I just compared my settings with yours and the enable fan setting is missing on my RAX80. Perhaps it’s only rax120 setting.
Thanks a bunch! Bookmarked! It appears the fan will go back to default the next time you unplug, turn off/on or reboot the router.
I'd also would want the fan to run 24/7 than 5g slow down.
You're welcome! Yes, I did notice that as well. I have the RAX120 striclty as a router now and use a DHCP server along with AX6000 as my wireless APs. This way, I rarely have to restart the RAX120 and can keep the fan going. Because it was getting so hot, I bought some mini fans that hook up to the USB. They are loud but I have my RAX120 in the basement / Utility Room will all of my other equipment so I never hear it and it's been running great!
Arjewell23, you may find the USB component fans by AC Infinity to be of interest.
Thanks for this, I plan on doing 4k gaming over wifi and my wife watches 4k video while im gaming, keeping the heat down will be very important... rather not have my connection drop. That address link worked.
You should not need the fans to be running constantly. The router thermal management is fine and I've never had issues with heat even on the hottest days in the summer streaming to multiple devices.
I can't say I've read of any failures due to heat since the routers been launched. I think you will be surprised at how well the router performs not matter what you throw at it.I totally disagree. Heat is the enemy of electronic equipment. After paying nearly $400 for two very expensive routers I feel I should have the ability to control the fan speed in the regular firmware pages. I was finally able to make the fans come on with the debug.htm setting. The sad part is I will have to keep setting these when they get rebooted but at least I have some control over them. These routers get hot.
I have the same issue, however for me it appears that the whole route would go offline.
It would unreachable from 2.4/5Ghz or LAN, oddly enough the lights would still be on, Internet and LAN 1 blinking. I did notice it would be hot, and the fan would be off, come to think about it, I never noticed the fan ever been on. I changed the setting to allow the fan to always be on, so lets see if this fixes it. I have had nothing but issue with this solution, but I'm not trying to replace it until WIFI6e become more widely adopted...
What is the setting to get into fan control? I would set mine to always on.
- http://192.168.1.1/debug.htm
it will have an option to always an able to fan but if you reset or turn off the router the settings go back to normal.
Also what I did I have set the router on a raised legs. It’s not sitting flush to the shelf I have it raised so the heat dissipates from the bottom as well as the top. Hence my router stays cool. Before I did that it ran very hot
完美解决风扇不转的问题，感谢！
Use "192.168.1.1/debug.htm" to get to the debug page. Just check the box labeled "Always enable fan". If you reboot the modem this will get unchecked so you will have to keep checking it. Do not click the apply or save buttons. I made that mistake and it actually saves other unwanted settings. Not sure why the firmware developer does not put this setting in the unhidden pages. This thing gets hot so I guess they want it to burn up sooner so you have to buy another one. I have my router sitting on a short shelf so I can not raise it up higher and do not want to relocate it.
mudbone wrote:
Use "192.168.1.1/debug.htm" to get to the debug page. Just check the box labeled "Always enable fan". If you reboot the modem this will get unchecked so you will have to keep checking it. Do not click the apply or save buttons. I made that mistake and it actually saves other unwanted settings. Not sure why the firmware developer does not put this setting in the unhidden pages. This thing gets hot so I guess they want it to burn up sooner so you have to buy another one. I have my router sitting on a short shelf so I can not raise it up higher and do not want to relocate it.
This is a router and not a modem.
If users want to avoid having the router reboot and having to re-enable the FAN setting, as a alternative suggestion, one can install a USB laptop fan cooler under any router and have 24/7 forced air induction all the time. I keep on user my router. Works well.
