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R6700v2 (AC1750) Now limiting connections to 16
Hello. I have a R6700v2 (AC1750) which just started limiting Wifi connection on 2.4GHz to 16 connections. Devices that are capable of 2.4 or 5GHz will connect fine on 5GHz but not on 2.4GHz since 1...
Looks like there was new firmware pushed out in may. did this just start recently?
Anytime theres an issue after a firmware upgrade, we usually recommend a factory reset.
did you try that?
Or try downgrading back a version of firmware?What modem/gateway is it connected to?
Looks like there was new firmware pushed out in may. did this just start recently?
Anytime theres an issue after a firmware upgrade, we usually recommend a factory reset.
did you try that?
Or try downgrading back a version of firmware?
What modem/gateway is it connected to?
It worked fine after the update. Yesterday we had a 5 minute power outage and then Spectrum (in our area) went down for an hour. Now 20 hours later I still can't get the system to work as it did yesterday morning.
The router is plugged into an uninterruptible power supply which provides power line protection for the router so unlikely (not impossible) that is was damaged.
I have not tried a factory reset since that can be quite time consuming to set everything up again even when reusing the same SSID and password.