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Scii264's avatar
Scii264
Aspirant
May 23, 2022

R7000 Solid Amber Power LED

Today, I upgraded to an AX router and replaced my R7000. The R7000 has been working great, I just got a free AX router and wanted to mess around with Wifi 6. I decided I would use the R7000 as a repe...
Firmware
FURRYe38's avatar
FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
May 23, 2022

A 10 second press and release should be all that's needed on the reset button. If you don't get a 192.168.1.something with a wired PC connected, something has gone bad. 

 

I'd check in to another power adapter block to see if this could be an issue. If after this, the router doesn't come to ready after a reset press, I guess it's a goner. 

  • wcalifas's avatar
    wcalifas
    Prodigy
    May 24, 2022

    I agree could be a bad power adapter, or corrupt firmware. 

    • Scii264's avatar
      Scii264
      Aspirant
      May 24, 2022
      I did try another adapter, no luck. Still no change on software access, so I'm guessing it's a goner. Thanks for your help!
      • wcalifas's avatar
        wcalifas
        Prodigy
        May 24, 2022
        It might just have its firmware corrupt (bricked). You can unbrick it with tftp method.