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Alex_CCIM
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Mar 24, 2017
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R8500 Wrong Date/Time

Hello All,   My R8500 has the wrong date & time.  It is currently Wednesday, 01 Jan 2003 00:54:12.   I have tried the following: Factory Reset & restored settings Changing Schedule time zones ...
  • Alex_CCIM's avatar
    Mar 29, 2017

    Hello All,

     

    I fixed my own problem.  It had nothing to do with my router.  It had to do with my AT&T Uverse router.  I had some additional settings to tweak in order to open up additional ports and firewall settings so that my R8500 would be wide open on the internet.  Long story short: My time stamp is now accurate.

     

    -Alex