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How to resolve Red Signal issue on Jio WiFi Router?

Posted on: 10/Dec/2018 3:26:18 PM
With the affordable and exciting 4G plans of Reliance Jio, a lot of customers are enticed with which it has attracted a lot of customers in the Indian telecom sector. It’s been close to a year since the launch of Wi-Fi router functioning based on Reliance 4G VOLTE. With this, you can enjoy Wi-Fi connectivity to multiple devices simultaneously, providing unhindered internet for HD voice and video calls. With that, in the Indian telecom market, JioFi has become a sought-after Wi-Fi router.

Well, there are a lot of positive reviews for Jio Wi-Fi router, but there is also the flipside of it: many customers face issues and bugs in the Wi-Fi device. Of the many issues, the important irksome one is the Red Signal trouble. This article will speak about how to resolve the issue with simple steps:

Solution 1 – restore factory setting

Restoring factory default setting is the first and most common solution to resolve the issue. How to do the hard resetting of the device? For this, remove the back cover of Wi-Fi device. You will find a factory reset button close to WPS button. Press on it using a blunt-tip pin (as it is very tiny). Press it for about half a minute. As you press it, you will find Jio-Fi will get blinked and it will start getting rebooted.

Once you are done with this, get the device reset again so that you get your internet connectivity working by seeking the web browser.

Solution 2 – device restore

The device should be restored in order to resolve the red signal issue quickly. Here is how to do it:

  • Connect the Jio-Fi router with computer. And get into any web browser like Chrome, Safari or IE
  • In the address bar, enter http://jiofi.local.html and using your login credentials, get into your account. The default id and password will be the administrator login with which you will be able to access settings
  • Here, click on user management at the left and get into Restore Settings
  • So, with these steps, you will be able to find JioFi device functioning smoothly. With this, you can enjoy internet services across various devices connected with the Jio-Fi router.

When the Jio-Fi device is not functioning properly, there is nothing to worry. All you can do is just a simple hard resetting of the device with the above mentioned steps. Upon doing so, you will get the device functioning like before normally.

About JioFi router

There is incredible response to JioFi router from all the users. People express a lot of interest towards buying the router, as it gives unlimited internet access. The battery life is also decent and lasts for about 6 hours when charged fully. During travel time, you can full charge the device. The performance is also decent and comes with good download speed which is 150 mbps. You get unlimited access to songs and movies as well. 

Ways to improve Jio-Fi battery and resolve issues of heating

Under the admin control settings, follow the below instructions:

  • Set the Wi-Fi menu at 802.11 mod up to 2.4 Ghz 
  • Get WMM disabled
  • Set the Tx power as low
  • Set channel mode as automatic
  • There is Disasable storage account option under Store
  • Get into Advanced settings and opt for Power save