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jdstill
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Aug 29, 2021
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Power Flicker causing issues with Nighthawk AC2300

I have a Nighthawk AC2300 Smart WiFi Router that was only plugged into a Surge Protector, not a UPS.  This past week i have had a couple power flickers which caused the router to stop work, i.e. coul...
  • michaelkenward's avatar
    Aug 30, 2021

    jdstill wrote:

    I have a Nighthawk AC2300 Smart WiFi Router ...

     


    Which one? AC2300 is not a reliable guide to model number. Many devices come with an AC tag, but it is essentially a label that Netgear, and other brands, attach to hardware to describe wifi speeds.

     

    Look at the label on the device for the model number. Could be An R7000P or an RS400.

     

    What firmware version do you have on the device?

    A number is more useful than "the latest". (It may not be by the time people read this.) There can also be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware in the browser interface.

    It might also help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router, if there is one. The model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?

    The reason for asking is that a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.

    Apologies for all the questions. But you can help people to help you by providing the information suggested in this forum's header:

     


    Subject (Include model number and brief summary)
    Model (Recommended - Helps the community give the best answers)
    Body (Include additional detail including model version, firmware, OS and environment where relevant.)

     

    They are there for a good reason.