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cant rename devices
when i click on any devices and edit it, i change the name and hit apply. when it refreshes the screen, the object still stays the same as what it was before. sometimes if i goto a different tab an...
- I figured it out. Instead of renaming the device completely, I just added to the name that it currently was and then I hit apply and then I went back and edited the name again and deleted the crap that I didn't want and it worked flawlessly every time for all devices.
Hi jdt_69,
Try using a different web browser and see if that works. If not, factory reset the device and reconfigure it.
I figured it out. Instead of renaming the device completely, I just added to the name that it currently was and then I hit apply and then I went back and edited the name again and deleted the crap that I didn't want and it worked flawlessly every time for all devices.
- this was the original name of the device
- Then i appended this and hit apply
- Then I went back and deleted the first part and hit apply and it stayed this way now.
- No
Experiencing the same issue on the R8000P. Sometimes renaming works sometimes it doesn't. Your fix of adding to the existing name and renaming a second time did not work for me.
Logging in everyday for a week since I got the router has allowed me to change most of the names thus far through a persistent hit or miss approach, but it would be nice to understand why.
