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applefanboy
Jun 06, 2022Aspirant
R9000 — Nighthawk X10 AD7200 transmitting 5ghz but not accepting connections
Hello, I have a R9000 — Nighthawk X10 AD7200 Smart WiFi Router. The router is transmitting a 5GHz signal but not accepting any connections to it. So far I have tried: Installed dd-wrt Issu...
applefanboy
Jun 07, 2022Aspirant
Since the C7000 is a modem/router combo, I have the router mode disabled on it. It is functioning solely as a modem at this point.
To answer your browser question, I typically use Google Chrome to manage and maintain any router settings and configuration. Does Edge or Firefox offer me something Chrome does not?
Smart connect has always been disabled as it is a feature I do not like. I have done what you have suggested to no avail. After setting up from scratch, I can see the 5ghz channel in my available networks but am unable to connect.
FURRYe38
Jun 07, 2022Guru - Experienced User
I'd give Voxel's 3rd party FW a try and see if this changes anything. If it doesn't then I would presume there is a HW failure.
- applefanboyJun 08, 2022Aspirant
I installed the voxel firmware and I am still unable to connect to the 5Ghz channel. As you said it must be a hardware failure at this point.
Thanks for the help.
- FURRYe38Jun 08, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Ok. Sorry it didn't work out.
If the router is working otherwise, you could just disable the WiFi radios on the router and install a external wired Wireless AP or WiFI MESH system in AP mode to work with the R9000 router.