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I have a very annoying problem. I can not add new devices to the wifi after the first initial setup, about 1 to 7 days. I've tried everything that doesn't involve hard resetting, but unfortunately hard resetting is the only working solution for me. Its annoying having to setup all my smart devices over and over.
An example of my problem. I hard reset the router and reconnect all my devices back to wifi. Everything goes well, no problem connecting. A few days later, I noticed I didn't connect my amazon fire cube. No luck, "connecting to wifi error, or wifi has no internet connection. I try everything that I know. Reboot router, power cycle, update firmware. Nothing works, I have to hard reset my router and setup all my devices again. Everything connects fine and my fire cube connects perfectly. A week later I buy a new smart lamp. Same problem before, it wont connect to wifi.
Can somebody please tell me whats going on with my router?
That is the first of the three options you were presented. Bridge mode is a one off fix that eliminates all the other witchcraft. Use that and you can ignore the rest.
Can somebody please tell me whats going on with my router?
I have my suspicions, but need more information.
What firmware version do you have on the device?
A number is more useful than "the latest". (It may not be by the time people read this.) There can also be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware in the browser interface.
It might also help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router, if there is one. The make and model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?
The reason for asking is that a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.
It is running off a modem/router from ATT Uverse. BGW320-505
Originally I disabled the wifi on the ATT router, but I re-enabled it because I got tired of hard resetting my Nighthawk router. Now I just add any new device on the ATT router.
That is the first of the three options you were presented. Bridge mode is a one off fix that eliminates all the other witchcraft. Use that and you can ignore the rest.
You can't bridge the ISP Modem. Just configure the DMZ or IP Passthru on the ISP modem for the RAX router there. Nothing on the RAX router would need to be configured.
I would consider also updating to this version of FW as well. This Rev router saw many users seeing random reboot issues which this FW version fixes:
