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Talon2020
Dec 02, 2020Aspirant
CAX80 LAN disconnecting on firmware 2.1.1.4 — Never had an issue before this update.
Ever since this firmware update was pushed to my device late Nov. my CAX80 has begun dropping connection and LAN almost hourly or more often. It seems to be getting worse day by day. I’ve tried resets...
Lurksalot
Dec 02, 2020Apprentice
Oddly what I have observed after the ISP pushed FW update is that I can no longer get the device to reset to factory defaults. Neither of the given methods to perform a factory reset work, 1) pin hole on back of device, nor 2) "Revert to factory default settings" option.
Thanks.
FURRYe38
Dec 02, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Try disconnecting the coax cable then soon after press the reset button and hold for 15 seconds then realease...wait for the front LEDs to all turn off. Then plug the coax cable back in...
Lurksalot wrote:Oddly what I have observed after the ISP pushed FW update is that I can no longer get the device to reset to factory defaults. Neither of the given methods to perform a factory reset work, 1) pin hole on back of device, nor 2) "Revert to factory default settings" option.
Thanks.