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Nighthawk x10 ad7200 to Nighthawk ax12 ax11000 setting transfer

TrickyWoo
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Nighthawk x10 ad7200 to Nighthawk ax12 ax11000 setting transfer

Hello having used the X10 nighthawk for the last 3 years, I want to now set up a new AX12 nighthawk as the main router from a virgin hub 3 without loosing all my settings and having to re-configure devices like Arlo cameras onto a new network. Is this possible please as I would also like to then use the x10 as a secondary router in the house but I think I should be ok with setting that up once the AX12 is in place. Just do not want to loose current network settings in the process of swapping. I am fairly novice at doing this too apart from you tube guides which do not answer transferring network details to the new ax12. 

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plemans
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Re: Nighthawk x10 ad7200 to Nighthawk ax12 ax11000 setting transfer

You shouldn't use a backup configuration from one device for a different one because of differences in hardware. 

What you can do is use the same ssid/password on the new device and the wireless devices should auto-connect. 

If you have any port forwarding rules/ip reservatios, write those down or snap a screensnip/picture. 
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TrickyWoo
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Re: Nighthawk x10 ad7200 to Nighthawk ax12 ax11000 setting transfer

Hello again,

 

that is kind of what I mean't, transferring the SSID... but for a novice and none IT person I would have no idea how to do this despite the nighthawk app saying this is possible..

 

it will be a case of derrrrrrrr...... I have no idea.. but thank you for responding 

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plemans
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Re: Nighthawk x10 ad7200 to Nighthawk ax12 ax11000 setting transfer

Its not hard. 

Simply write down your current ssid and password. Then during setup of the new router, enter the same ssid/password as the old one. There'll be an option during setup to enter your own ssid/password and that's when you do it. Or if you miss it, you can always log into the router afterwards and change it. 

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