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chowell4
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Jan 30, 2024
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R7000 in AP Mode

Hi,   I've gotten a new Netgear router (XR500) and decided to put my old one (R7000) into AP Mode. I've found I haven't been able to interface with the R7000 while it's in AP mode and I've tried ...
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    chowell4
    Feb 06, 2024

    Hi all,

     

    I had taken the R7000 in AP Mode, pressed the reset button and redid the process of adding it back on as an access point. With this I was able to make the password something I remembered and am now able to interface with the R7000 while it's in AP Mode. Thanks all for the suggestions.

     

    Christian

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chowell4
Aspirant
Jan 30, 2024

I believe when I put the R7000 into AP mode I had it so that it'd automatically receive an IP from my XR500. I've gone to device manager in the XR500's DumaOS to find the AP's IP address and enter it into my browser. In fact I'll try it again and show you what it brings up.

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chowell4
Aspirant
Jan 30, 2024

I honestly may have forgotten what its old password was but it disables and locks me out for 5 minutes. It'll ask for serial number but it doesn't go anywhere when I enter it and press 'continue'. Perhaps I'll have to reset it with the button on the back and put it back into AP mode with new credentials. All I'm doing is trying to get to a GUI similar to how I could've seen it when it was in router mode.