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My RXA50 WiFi SSID changed to Netgear68 overnight

wlee65
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My RXA50 WiFi SSID changed to Netgear68 overnight

Why my RXA50 WiFi SSID changed overnight to Netgear68 ?  Has my WiFi router been hacked ?

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plemans
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Re: My RXA50 WiFi SSID changed to Netgear68 overnight

More likely it factory reset for some reason. Maybe the firmware updated or a power surge triggered it. 

Should just be able to run back through setup and be fine. 

a backup might be nice for next time (if there is one)

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plemans
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Re: My RXA50 WiFi SSID changed to Netgear68 overnight

More likely it factory reset for some reason. Maybe the firmware updated or a power surge triggered it. 

Should just be able to run back through setup and be fine. 

a backup might be nice for next time (if there is one)

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Re: My RXA50 WiFi SSID changed to Netgear68 overnight


@wlee65 wrote:

Why my RXA50 WiFi SSID changed overnight to Netgear68 ? 


That is usually the the default "out of the box" SSID.

 

As @plemans says, if the thing spontaneously resets itself it will revert to that SSID.

 

A reset will also revert to the original wifi password and the router password for the browser graphical user interface (GUI).

 

 

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