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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...
Coben67
Dec 14, 2021Aspirant
Nighthawk AX2700 WiFi Cable Modem Router (CAX30S)
I have been experiencing the same as many of you, power off restart or power outage and all my Wi-Fi settings are *poof* gone!   I bought this router after a bit of research and on reputation.  Apparently I didn't do enough research.  Shame on me.   I guess Netgear rep is worthless now.   
Others have mentioned an OpenWRT fix, will this work for my AX2700?   I really wish I could return it to Bestbuy.
hokieinidaho
Dec 15, 2021Star
Unifi all the way baby! Never looked back. Well worth the spend.