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R7000 constantly cycling on/off
Starting 7/16 around 7P, my wifi has been cycling on/off. On 2-8 minutes/off 2-8 minutes. Lose access to the internet an wifi attached devices (e.g., Ring, Smartthings, Chromecast). I've hooked t...
Try a different power outlet and different power adapter? One with same volts and amps.
Has a power off for 1 minute then back ON with the ISP modem and router been performed by pulling the power adapter from the wall out let?
Be sure to restart your network in this sequence:
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 to connect.
Turn on computers and rest of network.
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update? A complete pull of the power adapters for a period of time after the factory reset then walk thru the setup wizard and setup from scratch with a wired PC and web browser. Recommend setting the default DHCP IP address pool range to the following after applying and a factory reset: 192.168.#.100 to 192.168.#.200.
https://kb.netgear.com/24089/How-do-I-specify-the-pool-of-IP-addresses-assigned-by-my-Nighthawk-router