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Jonus9512131
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Mar 14, 2020
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Can't set up used Nighthawk R7000

Hi,   One of my friends gave me his used Nighthawk R7000, as he had upgraded to something else in the summer as we were having trouble with WiFi range in our old house.  Trouble is I can't set it u...
  • shadowsports's avatar
    Mar 14, 2020
    Jon.
    No need and zero benefit of registering your router. Use the reset button on the back. Connect a PC to one of its LAN ports and open an internet browser. Navigate to 192.168.1.1.

    Log in using admin as the username and password as the password. Now set up the router as your own.