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mr1981
Jul 24, 2022Follower
CAX80 Power Only Light/Unresponsive
I came home the other day to find my Netgear Nighthawk CAX80 with only the power light on. No other lights. Does not show up in WiFi on any of my devices. Tried power cycling multiple times, as well ...
michaelkenward
Jul 24, 2022Guru - Experienced User
mr1981 wrote:
I came home the other day to find my Netgear Nighthawk CAX80 with only the power light on.
While many questions about routers are generic and could be answered anywhere, some things need specialist knowledge.
You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware. That's probably here:
Cable Modems & Routers
I will ask the Netgear moderator to move your message.
In the meantime you could visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware. Look at the label on the device for the model number.
Check for various troubleshooting tips.
You may have done this already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear stopped supplying printed manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.