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Wifi network name not showing up during setup
Trying to set this up from scratch. Plugged the router in, attached the ethernet cable both into the yellow router port and the wall ethernet port. During setup the routers wifi network doesn’t show u...
Be sure top 2.4 and 5Ghz LED on top of the router turns ON.
Check the WiFi button as well on the top of the router.
Try a factory reset:
https://kb.netgear.com/9665/How-do-I-perform-a-factory-reset-on-my-NETGEAR-router
Or use the ERASE button on the routers web page to factory reset the router:
https://kb.netgear.com/24233/How-do-I-erase-the-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Then setup from scratch with a ethernet connected PC:
https://kb.netgear.com/22697/How-do-I-install-my-NETGEAR-router-using-the-router-web-interface
https://www.reddit.com/r/NETGEAR/comments/1f1vsg1/wifi_network_name_not_showing_up_during_setup/