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AlpineKid66
Mar 10, 2021Guide
REPLACING AC1900 WITH AC2300
I am going to be replacing a Nighthawk R7000(AC1900) with a Nighthawk R7000P(AC2300). Can anyone tell me what all I am going to have to do, I am talking software wise, on the computer? What if anyt...
plemans
Mar 10, 2021Guru - Experienced User
If you use the same ssid on the new router that the old use, it should be a pretty simple swap.
- AlpineKid66Mar 10, 2021Guide
I see the key word "should".
Will post when I do it next week after 18 March 2021.
- plemansMar 10, 2021Guru - Experienced User
"should' always gets involved whenever anything is being done.
we humans do mess up or miss things.
- michaelkenwardMar 11, 2021Guru - Experienced User
plemans wrote:
If you use the same ssid on the new router that the old use, it should be a pretty simple swap.
Same password too should work.
It is usually only when a wifi client complains that all hell breaks loose.
You can be more likely to have problem with desktop devices. Windows, for example, is very good at protecting you from "evil" networks. And a new router could make it grumpy.