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Strange behaviour R7000
Hi,
Im using a R7000 with firmaware V1.0.9.60_10.2.60 and for a long time it was the heart of my network. Recnetly I recieved a new modem/router of Ziggo and as it also has dual band Wifi and e...
Hi, finaly i made it back and sorry I didnt reply yet, losts of snow out here.
I followed all your steps and at some point Im confused. I wait your responce and hope I did it right this time?
- Remove R7000 from your network
- done
- Turn it on
- done
- Wait for all the lights to settle down
- done
- Optional step factory reset R7000
- done
- Connect PC to LAN port on R7000 and nothing else (it might help to disable wifi)
- Done. Connected my pc to LAN port 1 (Default Wifi not disable atm)
- Go to 192.168.1.1
- done
- After factory reset the setup wizard may kick in here, you'll just have to persevere through those daft questions
- done
- When the browser interface comes up
- Advanced
- Advanced Setup
- Router / AP / Bridge mode
- I am confused here cause selecting Repeater modes gives me a new screen with an option like Wireless repeat function. Do I t start following the other link nowo or do I only click Apply?
- Follow the prompts and warnings
- Apply
- Wait for R7000 to reboot
- Plug R7000 LAN port into router LAN port
Asjemeou wrote:
I dont under stand why you write : "But given the lack of information you provide on what you are doing, who knows where you err."
I have given all the information as fas as I know. And I also wrote that the R7000 isnt respinding to any button to get it into another modes.
I have read your messages, several times. They do not tell me what you do and what the results are.
Here is what we know from your description:
Atm its in my network and I can login to it but I can't switch it to another mode, like AP or Repeater. I think I tried everything but what ever I try, no result. I followed the manuals available on the Netgear pages. I reset the modem/router to factory default and manualy restarted it many time. Btw, the only way to restart it is by switching the power button off.
Sorry, but that is useless for diagnosing what is happening.
You say:
"I think I tried everything"
What do you mean by everything?
Then there is:
"I reset the modem/router to factory default and manualy restarted it many time."
Fine, what next?
And:
"the only way to restart it is by switching the power button off"
What point are you making there? Do you expect to see some other move you can make?
I described a very detailed process that you should follow.
Go through it a step at a time.
If one step fails for you, report back with which step you were on and what you saw.
It may well be that your device is dead, but my bet is on failure to follow the instructions at some crucial staged.
It may be that my explanation is confusing. That happens. If so, tell us which but puzzles you and we can see if there is a better explanation.
Enjoy abroad.
Hi, finaly i made it back and sorry I didnt reply yet, losts of snow out here.
I followed all your steps and at some point Im confused. I wait your responce and hope I did it right this time?
- Remove R7000 from your network
- done
- Turn it on
- done
- Wait for all the lights to settle down
- done
- Optional step factory reset R7000
- done
- Connect PC to LAN port on R7000 and nothing else (it might help to disable wifi)
- Done. Connected my pc to LAN port 1 (Default Wifi not disable atm)
- Go to 192.168.1.1
- done
- After factory reset the setup wizard may kick in here, you'll just have to persevere through those daft questions
- done
- When the browser interface comes up
- Advanced
- Advanced Setup
- Router / AP / Bridge mode
- I am confused here cause selecting Repeater modes gives me a new screen with an option like Wireless repeat function. Do I t start following the other link nowo or do I only click Apply?
- Follow the prompts and warnings
- Apply
- Wait for R7000 to reboot
- Plug R7000 LAN port into router LAN port
Asjemeou wrote:
- Router / AP / Bridge mode
- I am confused here cause selecting Repeater modes gives me a new screen with an option like Wireless repeat function. Do I t start following the other link nowo or do I only click Apply?
You do not want Repeat mode.
That is there if you want to use a wifi connection between the router and the R7000.
Access Point mode is for a wired connection back to the router.
My wiFi on the firts floor is to low so that would be one of the reasons to set my r7000 in Repeater mode or do you think that aint good?
My final goal would be that I keep in the same WiFi network when I go upstairs without loosing or having a very low signal.
- When the browser interface comes up
- Advanced
- Advanced Setup
- Router / AP / Bridge mode
- I am confused here cause selecting Repeater modes gives me a new screen with an option like Wireless repeat function. Do I form this part start following the other link? Or do I for now only click Apply?
- I clicked Apply, nothing happening. No auto reboot, just nothing. The only visual thing I see happening on screen are:
- 4 choices
- When I click choice 2 which is AP-modus I see some text and graphics appearing under those icons which are smaller. I don’t touch anything and just click Apply according your manual, the screen switches back to only the 4 options and nothing else going on.
- When I click on wireless setting on the ap-modus page I also get a warning the the WDS process is running and that changes have to be saved later
