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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...
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.
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.