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Title: Sudden Switch from Personal Secured Network to Unsecured D-Link Network
Post by: powser2 on October 25, 2009, 06:23:53 AM
I got my DIR-615 about six months ago (maybe more-- time passes quickly) and everything has been great. But suddenly last week I dsicovered that the personalized secured network I had created when I installed the DIR-615 had disappeared from my available networks list and REPLACED by a unsecured D-Link network option. Same signal strength, same performance, just no security.

Does this problem sounds familiar to anyone? And is there a quick and easy solution to it? I suspect there is-- I think I'm just not brainy enough to realize it. I appreciate any and all help you can give to me regarding this problem. Thanks!
Title: Re: Sudden Switch from Personal Secured Network to Unsecured D-Link Network
Post by: genesis on October 26, 2009, 10:17:50 AM
It happened one time after months of use. The router switched to channel 8, the internet and network was really slow and then, it showed the network as unsecured.

I reset the router, then it was back to normal and on channel one. that worked for me, it may not for you.
Title: Re: Sudden Switch from Personal Secured Network to Unsecured D-Link Network
Post by: Cheeze Cracker on December 07, 2009, 08:39:40 AM
This also happened to the DIR-615 at my folks house, about 2-months into ownership.

The router lost all settings in their case, everything looked like factory fresh.

A few reviews here and there show this as a seldom occurance.
Title: Re: Sudden Switch from Personal Secured Network to Unsecured D-Link Network
Post by: genesis on December 08, 2009, 10:47:57 AM
It happened to me a while ago and it was also the channel 8. connection was horrible on that channel. I manually set it to channel 1 and never had a single problem after then. Great speed and excellent signal.
Title: Re: Sudden Switch from Personal Secured Network to Unsecured D-Link Network
Post by: Yatti420 on December 14, 2009, 03:46:43 AM
Bad or failing capacitors? This could cause a reset like you are seeing.. If its out of warranty open it up and check the input filter caps (near the power jack)...