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lvshankar
Aspirant
Jan 05, 2022
Solved

Unable to reset router password on CAX80

(For some reason I'm unable to enter the model number in the given field) I have a NETGEAR - Nighthawk Dual-Band AX6000 Wi-Fi 6 Router with 32 x 8 DOCIS 3.1 Cable Modem that I've been using without ...
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    lvshankar
    Jan 27, 2022

    Circling back with an update on this.

     

    I had a Netgear Nighthawk R6700 that was also hooked to the CAX80. Weirdly, despite the web interface showing CAX80, the password was being set on the Nighthawk instead. I had to reset the CAX80 for other reasons so I'll mark this the solution and give kudos where appropriate. Thanks, all !

lvshankar's avatar
lvshankar
Aspirant
Jan 27, 2022

Circling back with an update on this.

 

I had a Netgear Nighthawk R6700 that was also hooked to the CAX80. Weirdly, despite the web interface showing CAX80, the password was being set on the Nighthawk instead. I had to reset the CAX80 for other reasons so I'll mark this the solution and give kudos where appropriate. Thanks, all !