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UnderPressure
Nov 22, 2018Star
Router wifi settings gone after power outage
After a power outage, my Nighthawk router's wifi settings were gone and only I found default Netgear SSID's. I was able to log into the router with my admin password and other network settings seem t...
lastdojo
Nov 30, 2018Initiate
I have the exact same issue. Power goes out, wireless configuration is erased. Admin password remains the same. WIFI goes open BTW, so after a power outage my entire network is exposed. This is not a power issue at my house. I have another NightHawk r7000, and it has never ever done that. Netgear has to investigate this.
IrvSp
Nov 30, 2018Master
lastdojo wrote:
Netgear has to investigate this.
So did you report it to them? This isn't the place to do that, use SUPPORT, login, MY Support and report it.
- UnderPressureNov 30, 2018Star
I just reported the issue on My Support. IrvSp thank you for letting me know where to report the issue.
- MagicalropeOct 07, 2020InitiateHmm thought this is the place to ask how to fix issues. Also that was very rude.