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Nighthawk 8000 can't change device name in Advanced > LAN Setup
I'm trying to change the device name on two printers from their HP device names to names like "Laser" and "Inkjet." However, when I select a device from the list and click on the EDIT button, and then change the device name, the change doesn't take effect. I have clicked on the REFRESH button after doing the edit, which does show the change.
What can I do?
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What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What browser are you using? Try a different browser?
Is there any spaces or special characters in the name?
Did you select the Apply button after making the edit change?
I'm using the latest available firmware, V1.0.4.84_10.1.84 (This is a copy-and-paste from the browser page.) I should mention that I do admin work on the browser on an as-needed basis. Which means in this case, I may not have done any admin work since I upgraded to this firmware.
My system is Win 10 Pro 64, updated to 2021H2 plus most recent MS patches. My browser is Firefox 64 104.0.2 (64-bit) (copy and paste from Firefox help page.)
I did click on the APPLY button after making the change. I just repeated my earlier steps. Here is a screenshot of the main LAN setup page after applying the change.
Is it only this one device that you can't change the name?
