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tclatt
Oct 25, 2021Follower
Router Sign-on Issues
Help - I had lightning strike close to our house and in essence knock our router out (lights were all out). I unplugged it and it started lighting back up and working and worked for approximately 12...
plemans
Oct 25, 2021Guru - Experienced User
I would start with a factory reset and then reinstal the firmare.
Push and hold reset for 7-15 seconds while its powered on.
then reinstall the firmware to it. A reset only clears out settings. By reinstalling the firmware, you potentially overwrite any corrupt firmware.
Lightening does a great job of wrecking things. I'd start with those options if you can