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dsws67
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Jan 08, 2024
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EX7700 can't set admin password after factory reset

Hi community, I needed to do the hard reset on my Extender EX7700. After reset I could connect via WPS to my Nighthawk R700 router and also a firmware update was done to v1.0.0.226. After accessing...
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    dsws67
    Jan 10, 2024

    I got the solution which is a bit weired.

    The problem was that I used non-english letters in the answers of the security questions. If you use e.g. this letter "ä" the admin-account-creation is not working. If you use "a" everything is fine.