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Genie valid password rejected during setup
When trying to set up Genie, it asks for a password; I give one and confirm it; it's rejected as "invalid" with a note saying it must contain a capital letter, a small letter, a numerical letter, and...
The router can be entirely managed without the Windows Genie application. Just connect to the router's Wi-Fi network or connect to it via Ethernet cable and point your browser at http://routerlogin.net, http://routerlogin.com or the router's IP address, if you happen to know it.
Go to ADVANCED > Security > Schedule to adjust the schedule for blocking Internet access.
The router can be entirely managed without the Windows Genie application. Just connect to the router's Wi-Fi network or connect to it via Ethernet cable and point your browser at http://routerlogin.net, http://routerlogin.com or the router's IP address, if you happen to know it.
Go to ADVANCED > Security > Schedule to adjust the schedule for blocking Internet access.
I'm very glad to be able to manage the Netgear router without the Genie application, since I can't seem to get the application.
On the other hand, I was interested in the parental controls, and they don't seem to be manageable through the router's interface, despite the appearance that it can, as it only redirects me back to the attempt to use the Genie app. Likely, 'cause I'm using one of the Linux distros.
So, my workaround is to negotiate with OpenDNS, and they are being very helpful in setting up their service for me, to screen out the junk that the parental controls should screen out. So far, the only hitch seems to be the need to contact the ISP and see if they will adjust to allow the DNS redirection go through to the OpenDNS' "resolvers", instead of redirecting such requests back to their own.
In any case, we're done on this thread, and thank you for replying. :-)