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ehdwin
Aug 26, 2024Follower
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...
michaelkenward
Aug 27, 2024Guru - Experienced User
ehdwin wrote:
Plugged the router in, attached the ethernet cable both into the yellow router port and the wall ethernet port.
What is the wall Ethernet port?
Your connection to the Internet? Or is some sort of modem doing that?
During setup the routers wifi network doesn’t show up on any of my devices so can’t proceed with setup.
You do not need WiFi access to setup and control your router. It can be more useful with wired connection to the router and a web browser and the graphical user interface (GUI).
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