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Retired_Member
May 25, 2020
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NIghthawk AC2300 suddenly dropped network - won't recognize password

Netgear nighthawk AC2300 Smart wifi router Model : R7000P We lost our WIFI connection and can't get it back. It does not recognize our password. I had previously blocked all new devices from getti...
  • michaelkenward's avatar
    May 26, 2020

    Retired_Member wrote:

    I had previously blocked all new devices from getting access to our network.

     


    Tried removing that block?

     


    Retired_Member wrote:

    I am not sure how to change the password now, it keeps telling me the old password is wrong.

     


    If you visit the support pages:

    Support | NETGEAR

    you can feed in your model number and find the documentation for your hardware.

    This will tell you how to change the wifi password.