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desparate
Aspirant
Oct 27, 2016
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Disable factory reset on Nighthawk C7000 modem/router

  Is there a way to disable the factory reset button? Unless the router is physically secure, any person (minor but smart family members) can reset the router and connect to the internet bypassing a...
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    DarrenM
    Nov 02, 2016

    Hello Desparate

     

    Yes you can just turn off broadcast the SSID and on your devices you will have to use the manual connect option and enter the name of the SSID.

     

    DarrenM