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boseyman1
Jul 12, 2019Aspirant
unable to connect iphone orbit app to router
Hello, I have an Orbi mesh network that currently works for all my computers and an ipad. When I try to connect to the Orbi app on my iphone, I keep getting a prompt that says "incorrect password." ...
- Jul 13, 2019
First, thank you all for helping me with suggestions. I did use the password recovery procedure that Netgear suggested, and I saw that my admin password had changed. I was still not able to log in. So, I deleted the Orbi app, and then re-installed it. I then tried setting up my Orbi router as a new device. When it prompted me to connect to it, I simply placed my phone next to my macbook pro(which was connected to the Orbi router) and a pop up window on the laptop prompted me, "do you want to share your Orbi password with your iphone?" I answered yes, and boom my phone was connected. Problem solved. I updated my hardware to the the new firmware and everything is fine. So, now all devices are on the Orbi mesh.
Not the most elegant solution, but when I tested the network everything was connected and upload/download speeds were great. Thank you all again for your help! Much appreciated.
boseyman1
Jul 13, 2019Aspirant
First, thank you all for helping me with suggestions. I did use the password recovery procedure that Netgear suggested, and I saw that my admin password had changed. I was still not able to log in. So, I deleted the Orbi app, and then re-installed it. I then tried setting up my Orbi router as a new device. When it prompted me to connect to it, I simply placed my phone next to my macbook pro(which was connected to the Orbi router) and a pop up window on the laptop prompted me, "do you want to share your Orbi password with your iphone?" I answered yes, and boom my phone was connected. Problem solved. I updated my hardware to the the new firmware and everything is fine. So, now all devices are on the Orbi mesh.
Not the most elegant solution, but when I tested the network everything was connected and upload/download speeds were great. Thank you all again for your help! Much appreciated.
FURRYe38
Jul 13, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Glad you got it working. Please mark your post as solved so others will know.
Enjoy.
boseyman1 wrote:First, thank you all for helping me with suggestions. I did use the password recovery procedure that Netgear suggested, and I saw that my admin password had changed. I was still not able to log in. So, I deleted the Orbi app, and then re-installed it. I then tried setting up my Orbi router as a new device. When it prompted me to connect to it, I simply placed my phone next to my macbook pro(which was connected to the Orbi router) and a pop up window on the laptop prompted me, "do you want to share your Orbi password with your iphone?" I answered yes, and boom my phone was connected. Problem solved. I updated my hardware to the the new firmware and everything is fine. So, now all devices are on the Orbi mesh.
Not the most elegant solution, but when I tested the network everything was connected and upload/download speeds were great. Thank you all again for your help! Much appreciated.