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xbeaus
Aspirant
Sep 20, 2019
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R7000 can not login to router

Bought it used. WiFi works but I can not login to routerlogin.net. can't reset password either. Continue is greyed out. I have tried factory reset twice. 30-30-30 reset. On my old router (older Netgear) I could login to Netgear genie. This one I can't. Verified ip address as well by using cmd prompt. What am I missing?

  • xbeaus wrote:

    The Modem I just purchased is a Netgear CM700.

     

    That's good, a basic cable modem. No built-in router to complicate things.

     


    xbeaus wrote:

     

    Investigating online shows that they are in fact newer on the market. 

     

    If you mean the R7000P, don't worry. What you have is fine. Unless you have fancy needs, it should do what you want.

     


    xbeaus wrote:

    Anyway - I asked the guy if he ever changed the IP address of the router and he wasn't aware that he did.  It sat on a shelf for most of it's life according to the guy. 

     

    If it is second hand, there is a good chance that the router has some settings in there from the original owner.

     

    I doubt if they bothered to clear those out, so it is a good idea to do a factory reset on the thing and set it up from scratch.

     

    How do I perform a factory reset on my NETGEAR router? | Answer | NETGEAR Support

     

    Don't worry, it isn't complicated, and I doubt if you will have done much to tweak it for your needs. And you already know how to set it up. You've done it already.

     

    If you visit the support pages:

     

    Support | NETGEAR

     

    you can feed in the model number and find all the documentation for your hardware.

10 Replies

  • > Bought it used. [...]

     

       And connected it to what, how?

     

    > [...] WiFi works but I can not login to routerlogin.net. can't reset
    > password either. [...]

     

       "can not" or "can't" is not a useful problem description.  It does
    not say what you did.  It does not say what happened when you did it.
    As usual, showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results
    (error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
    descriptions or interpretations.

     

    > [...] I have tried factory reset twice. [...]

     

       How, exactly?  LED indicators?

     

    > [...] On my old router (older Netgear) [...]


       Not a very detailed description of anything.

     

    > [...] Verified ip address as well by using cmd prompt. [...]

     

       Whose "ip address"?  It's nice that you're happy, but, again,
    exhibiting the actual evidence would be more helpful than announcing
    your conclusion.

    • xbeaus's avatar
      xbeaus
      Aspirant
      Connected to a Netgear cable modem. Followed user manual instructions and hooked my laptop to the router.

      I found the 30-30-30 reset instructions on the forum. That is how I reset it.

      I have internet so I went to the cmd prompt and pinged 192.168.1.1. before that I typed in ipconfig to verify the default gateway was 192.168.1.1.

      When I try to login to router login.net I can't access it by using admin for the username and password for the password. That is where I am stuck.


      • michaelkenward's avatar
        michaelkenward
        Guru - Experienced User

        xbeaus wrote:
        Connected to a Netgear cable modem. Followed user manual instructions and hooked my laptop to the router.



        Did you reboot the network in the expected order?

         

        • Turn off and unplug modem.
        • Turn off router and computers.
        • Plug in and turn on modem. Wait 2 minutes for it to connect.
        • Turn on the router and wait 2 minutes for it connect.
        • Turn on computers and rest of network.

         

  • All good! I was able to reset it and back in factory settings!