Hey all my ISP is sending me a new generic router. Can I change my wifi name to the old routers name and password to the same old password and all my smart bulbs and alexas stuff will just connect to it? Or am I being too optimistic?

  • tyw7B
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    1 year ago

    In theory, yes. But some devices actually check the router hardware code and will require you to re-connect to the new network.

    But for the most part, it should work with 99% of the devices.

  • w3213yB
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    1 year ago

    Yes you can change your router password and name but you probably need to reconnect everything to the new router since every wifi even the same name have different id to differentiate between router and not confuse the device

  • IAteTheMagicBeansOPB
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    1 year ago

    It worked, everything I’ve tried so far connected automatically. Thanks everyone!