NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Netgear Genie Questions
Ok guys, I have the desktop version of genie, using the R6300 router. Seems to work kinda ok, but the option on the network map for "Turn on access control" does nothing, just spins then dies. So w...
Alter wrote: I don't bother with that desktop genie, its just more a pain than anything. Don't uninstall it but stop it from starting up in msconfig and set it to manual in services.
Use http://192.168.1.1/start.htm to enter the routers interface, it does the same thing without having random hassles the desktop genie produces.
Ok, I understand if you don't like or use it, that's cool. But the genie doesn't brother anything on my puter.....I don't understand what hassles it preforms?? besides having a feature that doesn't work, and also not even giving ANY information on what the feature is intended to do! But....ok I guess...