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AC1600 WiFi Cable Modem Router Quick Tips for Troubleshooting The following table includes tips for troubleshooting some common problems. Table 5. Quick tips for troubleshooting Problem Possible Solution Your network is unresponsive Restart your network: or does not function normally. 1. Turn off the modem router. 2. Turn on the modem router 3. Wait two minutes. Your cannot connect over an • Make sure that the Ethernet cables are securely plugged in. Ethernet cable to the modem • Make sure that your computer or device does not use a static IP address router. but is configured to receive an IP address automatically with DHCP. (For most devices, DHCP is the default setting.) You cannot connect over WiFi • to the modem router. • • • • • Make sure that the WiFi settings in your WiFi device and modem router match exactly. For a device that is connected over WiFi, the WiFi network name (SSID) and WiFi security settings of the modem router and WiFi computer must match exactly. The default SSID and password are on the product label (see Product Label on page 23). Make sure that your WiFi device supports the security that you are using for your WiFi network (WEP, WPA, or WPA2). For information about WiFi security settings, see Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Main Network on page 36. Make sure that the modem router is not too far from your WiFi device or too close: - Move your WiFi device near the modem router but at least 6 feet (1.8 meters) away and see if the signal strength improves. - Make sure that the WiFi signal is not blocked by objects between the modem router and your WiFi device. Make sure that the WiFi LED for the 2.4 GHz radio or 5 GHz radio that you want to connect to is not off. If WiFi LED for a radio is off, the WiFi radio might be disabled. For more information about the WiFi radios, see Control the WiFi Radios on page 155. Make sure that the modem router's SSID broadcast is not disabled. If the modem router's SSID broadcast is disabled, the WiFi network name is hidden and does not display in your WiFi device's scanning list. To connect to a hidden network, you must enter the network name and the WiFi password. For more information about the SSID broadcast, see Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Main Network on page 36. Make sure that your WiFi device does not use a static IP address but is configured to receive an IP address automatically with DHCP. (For most devices, DHCP is the default setting.) Diagnostics and Troubleshooting 184