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Nighthawk AC1000
Last night I set up my router to turn off at night & turn back on in the morning. It never came back on. I don't have anything hard wired, so what do I do to get back into the router settings to de...
Ann743 wrote:
Last night I set up my router to turn off at night & turn back on in the morning. It never came back on. I don't have anything hard wired, so what do I do to get back into the router settings to delete the schedule or somehow getting it going again.
Which device do you own? AC1000 is not a unique Netgear model number. Many devices come with the AC/AX tag, but it is essentially a label that Netgear, and others, attach to hardware to describe wifi speeds.
Look at the label on the device for the Model Number. And, if there is one, include the "V" bit to show the hardware version. If there is no V number, then you have V1.
What do the lights on the router look like? Have you checked that the modem that connects it to the Internet is working? What is that modem.
Have you tried turning your network on in the specified order?
- Turn off and unplug modem.
- Turn off router and computers.
- Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
- Turn on computers and rest of network.
Is my router just dead now?
Could be. Even if it isn't, you might like to get something newer.
The only AC1000 router that I can find in Netgear's database is the R6080. It dates back to 2017. It is pretty well the bottom of the range.
According to Netgear's manual for this device, not always the most reliable source of information, the LAN and WAN ports support only 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX. That makes it slower than many newer internet services and most modern network hardware. This may not matter to you, but be warned that it will hobble you if you ever sign up for faster Internet, anything faster than 100 Mbps is a waste of your money.
It also slows down whatever is going on in your local network. Newer devices support at least 1000BASE-TX.
Nothing wrong with it being old, just don't expect too much. But perhaps this is an opportunity to get a shiny new router.
Disclaimer: Just another user with time on their hands.
Thank you for replying & sharing the information. It is the R6080. I only use speeds of 100 & its plenty for what I do, but I am looking for new router online now. The additional issue is I need something fast, like today or tomorrow at the latest fast. Do you have any suggestions of what would be similar in set up as this one, so I can learn to set it up & change passwords & program the on/off times? I do have one camera monitor for dog sitting that uses the older frequency of 2.4, so the dual frequency was nice. But I suppose I could get a newer camera as well. Sigh...
I forgot to mention I did turn the router & modem off & back on in the sequence you mentioned, but I did not turn off the devices connected to them. The Modem is from Spectrum. I can't give the specifics on it, because I'm not home now.
So I just ordered the Nighthawk Wifi 6 Router RAX54S from Amazon. It says it will be here tomorrow morning. Hopefully its a good upgrade & that I can learn it quickly. Maybe I can experiment with programming the settings to turn off just one of the bands at night first, so I can use the other band to get back into the settings if something goes wrong with my initial attempt. Bummer about the old one. I just spent a lot of time yesterday learning about how to set it to go off at night & on in the morning. Maybe the learning curve will help with the new one.