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CAX80 wifi occasionally hangs
I have had a CAX80 for several years, generally very good. Perhaps once a month the wifi stops working. The RJ45 connections still work fine. I power cycle the CAX80 and all works again for ...
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and 40 to 48 channel on 5Ghz
How many devices in total are connected the the CAX80?
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
Be sure to disable any MAC Address randomizers on phones and pads while at home:
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I had mine online for months, though mostly in modem mode.
I keep a cooling fan under my modem at all times.