NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.

Forum Discussion

CaJazzman's avatar
CaJazzman
Tutor
Jan 10, 2016
Solved

Nighthawk R7500 keeps soft rebooting everyday around the same time.

I used to have a netgear wireless N 150 WNR 1000 v2 router and it was soft rebooting every day around the same time. So, I thought and was told I needed a new router. So, I went out and bought a Netg...
Troubleshooting
  • LeeH's avatar
    LeeH
    Jan 18, 2016

    I use an UPS with mine and my entertainment center to ensure it stays up during a power outage. 

LeeH's avatar
LeeH
Prodigy
Jan 10, 2016

Could it possibly be the power dropping out?

JamesGL's avatar
JamesGL
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jan 11, 2016

When you say soft reboot do you mean the router turns off and on or is it the connection drops? If the connection drops, same with the previous router, connect a computer directly to the modem and observe if connection is stable.