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Pops109
Feb 20, 2022Aspirant
Nighthawk R7000 blue light not connecting to Wi-Fi
All of a sudden my R7000 has all blue lights and does not connect to the internet. Unfortunately I am not at the location where the router is located. Each morning I have it set, using a 24 hour timer, to turn off for 15 minutes and then turn back on. It was worked without any problems since October 2021. About a week ago, I no longer can access any of my smart devices, (switches, cameras, etc.). I had a friend, who is local to where it is, check it out. He sent me a photo showing all lights are blue. I had him reboot the Optimum modem and reboot the R7000 about five times and still no internet connection. Blue lights remain.
Any help would be greaterly appreciated.
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update? A complete pull of the power adapters for a period of time after the factory reset then walk thru the setup wizard and setup from scratch.
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- FURRYe38Guru - Experienced User
Actually these LEDs are WHITE.
The Intternet globe LED next to the power LED would be Amber if there wasn't a good connection with the ISP modem.What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?Has a power off for 1 minute then back ON with the ISP modem and router been performed since last update?
Be sure to restart your network in this sequence:
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.- Pops109Aspirant
Thank you for such a quick and detailed reply.
Unfortunately i do not know the firmware version. I believe it was up to date as of October, 2021 which was the last time I was physically at the location where it is.
The Modem is: UBee or ARRIS. I do not know the model number
The computer has not been turned on since late October.
My friend did turn unplug the modem then the router, Waited over a 30 minutes, then reconnected modem then router.
The computer has not been turned on. All other devices (cameras, plugs, Rings, Nest, etc.) are always on.
I don't know what else to try.
- Pops109Aspirant
My ISP says the modem is working fine and sending a signal to the router. If all the lights are supposed to be white ( not blue) then why are all my smart devices not connecting to the internet? Not one works.