Done it before when switching ISPs entirely (meaning new router and even IPs). Wifi is usually just SSID and password, no?
this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2023
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I’m really confused about “all the lights were out” but everything still works? That’s not really a usual fault pattern with these kinds of equipment.
Asus includes a facility to back up your settings (export) which you can then restore (import) to your new router. With that said, if your router is acting up due to some bad setting then you'll just put that on the new router too! I'd also argue that in this case you wasted money on a replacement router for no reason. I would recommend that before spending any more money, that you:
- export your settings
- factory reset your old router
- set up your router manually with the old SSID/password/security settings
If you still have issues you can buy the new router and import the settings. If not, you just saved on replacing a perfectly good device.
Good luck🤞
Absolutely. I keep tacos for 5ghz and tacos1 for dual 2.4ghz
I have everyone’s house wireless the same so I can just go from my parents to grandmas to mine
Yup. I did that when I switched from Orbi to Eero. Everything connected back up and I have 100+ devices
Login to the router and have a look for any settings backup option. If you find it download the file. Buy the same router and upload the file.
Or cut n paste the SSID and PW across to the new router.
Yes, you can replace your router with the same model (ASUS RT-AX3000) and keep all the network names and passwords the same. This should allow your devices to reconnect to the new router seamlessly, as they'll recognize the network credentials.