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iimichaelv's avatar
Apr 12, 2019

How do I rename devices under "Your Products"?

How do I rename devices under "Your Products" list?

 

 

6 Replies

  • AFAIK you can't - why ever, they don't use the device name as configured on the router, instead they ue a hard-coded product designation.

    • schumaku's avatar
      schumaku
      Guru

      Thank you iimichaelv  ... there would be a lot of issues which should be reported and enhanced. This one I've tried to escalate several times already, no luck, unheard...


    • schumaku wrote:

      ...why ever, they don't use the device name as configured on the router

       


      Or in MyNetgear, which is, after all, the "gateway" for remote control.

      • schumaku's avatar
        schumaku
        Guru

        michaelkenward wrote:

        schumaku wrote:

        ...why ever, they don't use the device name as configured on the router


        Or in MyNetgear, which is, after all, the "gateway" for remote control.


        Well, even on the local connection, the device name as configured isn't used in the Nighthawk nor the Genie App - while it is used (finally, anfter a lot of pressure - for a long time it always showed R9000 hard coded here!) for the UPnP SSDP announcement, optionally for the ReadyShare (there is a prompt while renaimg to make it the same), ...