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kneel242
Aspirant
Dec 16, 2021

R8000P reset itself to factory settings by itself with no warning or intervention

My R8000P reset itself to factory defaults last night for absolutely no reason.  I had auto firmware updates off.   I've run this router for a year, had many custom configuration and rules, and for...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 16, 2021

What firmware version are you on? 

I remember there was an older version that'd loose settings when power died. 

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    kneel242
    Aspirant
    Dec 16, 2021

    Firmware Version
    V1.4.2.84_1.3.42

     

    and i have a UPS, and there wasnt an outage.   

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      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      Dec 16, 2021

      Might not have been an outage but it wouldn't be the first time something like a power supply started gradually crapping out. Not saying it is just saying it could be a potential that triggered the reset.