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r7000 router can't reset and can't connect anymore.
Hi,
I just bought this router for bridging capabilities in my student apartment.
I connected it by wire and the first disapointment, I discovered you can't use security in bridge mode?!?!?!? ...
Well decided to RMA it back to the store. They somehow performed a firmware update (no idea how since I could not acces the interface).
It's working perfectly now.
Pretty weird though that this doesn't work out of the box.
Thnx all.
It's not that weird that internet access is working. An AP, more or less, functions as a switch and would not show up as a hop in tracert. Therefore it doesn't need an IP address.
Make sure you are using the WAN port on the R7000 to connect to the router. Try disconnecting the cable a few times. This might trigger the R7000 to DHCP for an IP address.
If this doesn't work, then I think it's time to RMA it. The broken reset button is enough of a reason to consider it defective.
Make sure you are using the WAN port on the R7000 to connect to the router. Try disconnecting the cable a few times. This might trigger the R7000 to DHCP for an IP address.
If this doesn't work, then I think it's time to RMA it. The broken reset button is enough of a reason to consider it defective.
Well decided to RMA it back to the store. They somehow performed a firmware update (no idea how since I could not acces the interface).
It's working perfectly now.
Pretty weird though that this doesn't work out of the box.
Thnx all.