[adFFhd1]

I was trying to set up my Archer C7 v5 as an access point. I failed at that and so now I am just looking for a way to get the device back to default settings. Or, I am open to putting different firmware on there if that's about the same level of difficulty.

Here is what happened.
1) I connected my computer to the Archer C7 via Ethernet cable and I reset the settings to default.
2) I set a new username and password for the Archer C7.
3) I tried to set the local IP address & subnet mask. I wasn't sure what to put for local IP address. Turns out I should have put 10.0.0.254. But, instead I put 192.168.1.200. At the time, I figured I would just come back and fix that later. I could not find the field for subnet mask. So, I didn't do anything there. I turned off DHCP and I might have changed to DHCP passthrough. I turned off the 2 wifi channels. I don't think I did much else in there.

I disconnected computer from Archer C7 and connected instead to the ISP provided gateway (a modem and router in one). I then read some more on the internet about what I was stuck on.

When I re-connected my computer to the LAN port, my operating system gives a message. Something like, "failed to establish connection."

My computer is Linux Mint 22.1 Cinnamon.

[lexridge]

There are many things wrong with what you've done. I think now is a good time to hold down the reset button for ~15 seconds and start over....then read some dd-wrt wikis before continuing.

[adFFhd1]