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Router2371
Aug 02, 2026Aspirant
Cannot Turn off Smart Connect!
Honestly, about ready to just be done with this RS500 router. Today, it decided to turn on Smart Connect all by itself....we suddenly could not find our network SSIDs. Logged in, found that Smart C...
Router2371
Aug 11, 2026Aspirant
Thanks for the explanation, but that still leaves me....where? Once again today at 301pm, my devices froze. If not DHCP, then what else can I change? Should I just turn off DHCP completely? I have already turned off IPv6 too, just as a precaution. Did not help. It does not happen when on my phone hotspot. It can be on an ad or it can be on a photo. Could my router be just refusing to renew the dhcp to my devices at those earlier times you mentioned? I have given a static IP address to the Echo. Has not helped. I just do not know what to do.