“ This situation means the router can't go online to generate a trusted certificate, and it's left with either HTTP or a self-signed certificate, both of which

“ This situation means the router can't go online to generate a trusted certificate, and it's left with either HTTP or a self-signed certificate, both of which Chrome will present as inherently dangerous.” What are you on about? How does the router not having a valid certificate mean it “can’t go online”?