Router Change

 

    Well I finally did it changed ISPs , I was expecting it to be a pain but surprisingly  it was simple. Now remember I have about a twelve Alexa devices connected around the house and a EV charger on the wall out side which needs to connect to the internet.

    When the email arrived to tell me the switch over had been completed I was surprised, I had not had any interruption in service at all.

    So despite being after 21:00hrs I just had to dig in and get the new router set up.  Well the physical swop over took about five minutes no problem at all. Except for the fact nothing could connect to the new router as the SSID and username and password where different. Now as my previous posts Changing internet providers.  and Things to consider before changing ISPs

The way around this was.

1. Connect a laptop to the router, No lap top change one device.
2. Navigate to the routers home page, ISP will have provided the IP Address.
3. Logon as the admin user.
4. Find the SSID name and change it to the same as was in your old router. Something like BT-337c
5. Change the password to the old one.
6. Save the settings.
7. Reboot the router.

You should see your old routers name in the list of access points. All your devices should now connect without any changes.

Not working

    Make sure that the SSID name and password are correct,

    Restart any device that are not working

    If the new router has separate passwords  for 5G and 2,5G make sure they are the same as the             original.

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