Help adding a gateway to an existing Mesh network (one without a gateway)

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I removed an Argon gateway from my mesh network so that I could add it to a new network with a Boron, not knowing that a Boron + Argon gateway network wasn't possible. So now I have my prior mesh network without a gateway and I'm hoping to add this Argon back to that network. In the Particle Console > Networks I still have the old network with the two end devices and under Gateways the button tells me I can set up a device, however in the IOS app when inputing the name of that mesh network it gives me an Error:

Error. You already own a network with this name. Please use a different name.

Do I need to create a third network or can I somehow add this Argon back to my original network? Thanks for any help!

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Yes, that's the drill.
Have your Argon create its own network and assign your Xenons to that new network.

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Hmmm… wish I found this out a couple hours ago. After scratching my head for sometime, and many unsuccessful attempts, I eventually remembered my mesh network password (since I couldn’t change/reset it) only to find that my Argon, the original mesh gateway, joined the network as a node. Then after several failed attempts to set it up as the gateway, I find this thread.
I guess they knew it was a sinking ship and never put much thought into the UX.
Thanks ScruffR for always seeming to have the answers I need!

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