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Power Light staying on Orange when I plug in for the first time.
I have just purchased a new WN2500RP. I have plugged it in. There are no other connections apart from the power. The orange light hasn't turned green. I have left the device for 10 minutes and tried i...
I just started having this same problem. And I have created a ticket for it.
From my experience designing controller boxes like this, here is, IMHO, my take on the problem:
It appears that the box is stuck in an infinite loop, one where there is no way to get it out of. It is continually resetting itself, taking 30 seconds to do so. Occasionally, it will get into an operational state (power led turning green), but only for a few seconds, then it resets again. The factory default reset button appears to do nothing to break it out of that loop. So, in effect, this has become a box with little use other than to hang on a christmas tree. Maybe Netgear tech support knows something about this?
For me, this unit is now useless, and I don't have the time to waste playing with it. I will have to buy a new extender. Netgear? Dunno. My cynicism says this might be "planned obsolescence." :-(.
Good luck everyone with this.
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