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old password & SSID for disconnected N600 connects on new AC1900
my N600 DGND3700 was replaced 6 months ago by a newer Nighthawk AC1900; the 2 units have different SSID's & passwords yet i can still connect to the AC1900 from iPhone & iPad using the old N600 pass...
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turns out the old DGND3700 SSID and password were saved into my TP-Link 8610 ethernet/wifi powerline device when i used the WPS button process for setting it up long ago - so the netgear info registered into the TP-Link device 2.4GHz channel - it was then possible to log into that device which was ethernet connected to the new Netgear D7000 DSL router. I recently ditched Netgear & DSL in favor of a new ATT Internet AIR setup - the old netgear login still worked via the TP-Link; .... finally i used the TP-Link tpPLC software to discover the old netgear info was still there ... reset the ssid's & passwords - old Netgear ghost is now gone forever
(p.s., the ATT AIR device is amazing - 100Mbps downloads vs the old ATT DSL that never bested 2.4Mbps)
obviously i asked the wrong question
apologize for having an "old" DSL router - it happens that new ones cannot be had cuz DSL is obsolete from netgear's & this forum's perspective- so this AC1900 D7000 (which is what it says on the underside label) & which still does appear in the netgear associated product list in this forum is the newest one i could find - it has a preset SSID and password
- ( i did not feel it was necessary to change it to match the old dead N600 DGND3700v2 SSID pw )
i also maybe apologize for offending by being a DIY tech, albeit with 30 yrs of related computer & pc experience
emoze-2 wrote:
so this AC1900 D7000 (which is what it says on the underside label) & which still does appear in the netgear associated product list in this forum is the newest one i could find
Just because the "drop down" doesn't include your device there is nothing to stop you from including the model number in the text. Throwing in a random number just wastes everyone's time.
As it is, apart from the D7000, I now have no idea what is on your network or what your problem is.