D7000 and Orbi installing apps on Windows 10

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shsteve wrote:

I was planning on using both the Nighthawk and the Obri wifi but not sure ifthat is possible based on other support comments.

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If you have DSL, you need to keep the D7000.  Orbi is not designed to connect directly to DSL.  (Orbi requires an ethernet connection.)  Neither the Genie nor the Orbi "app" are required to administer the Nighthawk/Orbi combination.  Use a web browser.  A desktop or laptop wired to the D7000 would be ideal. Even if you do not have DSL, there are reasons to prefer keeping the D7000 and adding the Orbi to it.  Since the D7000 is in place and functioning, the easiest path forward is to put the Orbi into Access Point (AP) mode.

• First, connect to the D7000, open a browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.) and connect to the D7000 Home Page.  This is on page 19 of the D7000 manual: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/D7000/D7000_UM_EN.pdf
  (Also on page 35)
• Connect the Orbi to one of the D7000 LAN ports and turn it on.
• On the D7000, navigate to the Attached Devices page (page 36 of manual) and write down the IP address assigned to the Orbi.
• Open another browser window and connect to the Orbi at http://<ip of orbi>.  The login should be "admin" and "password".
• On the Orbi Home Page, navigate to the Advanced Tab, Advanced Settings, Router / AP Mode.  Click the box over Access Point mode and click Apply.  The Orbi will reboot.
• After it reboots, connect again, navigate to Wireless and create the same exact WiFi name and password that the D7000 has.
  (Yes, you now have duplicate networks - for a short time)
• Turn off the D7000 WiFi radios as described on page 107 of the manual, either usiing the buttons or the web page.

Done.

Next, browse to the D7000