R7000 - cannot log into routerlogin.net, 198.162.1.1 or Nighthawk after factory reset

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I cannot change the password - the phone stopped working on wifi - one laptop has wifi, one doesn't and I can't change the password or change the name of the network. Please help!&nbsp;

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&gt; R7000 [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Firmware version?&nbsp; Connected to what?&nbsp;&gt; [...] cannot log into routerlogin.net, 198.162.1.1 or Nighthawk after&gt; factory reset&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Why the reset?&nbsp; Was there some problem?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "192.168.1.1"?&nbsp; "cannot"?&nbsp; What happens when you try?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "cannot" is not a useful problem description.&nbsp; It does not say whatyou did.&nbsp; It does not say what happened when you did it.&nbsp; As usual,showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (errormessages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vaguedescriptions or interpretations.&gt; [...] I cannot change the password [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "cannot" again.&nbsp; _Which_ "the password"?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and lookfor Documentation.&nbsp; Get the User Manual (at least).&nbsp; Read.&nbsp; Look for"Types of Logins".&nbsp; Also, the LED descriptions and "Troubleshoot".&nbsp;&gt; [...] one laptop has wifi, one doesn't [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not obviously a router problem, then.&nbsp; What's the difference?&nbsp;&gt; [...] I can't change the password or change the name of the network.&gt; [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Regarding "can't", see "cannot", above.

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R7000 - cannot log into routerlogin.net, 198.162.1.1 or Nighthawk after factory reset

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