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TonyWinPhx
Sep 19, 2019Follower
Nighthawk app will not recognize router password
Several days have been spent fruitlessly trying to get the new Nighthawk App to login with the correct username and password. I have tried to clear cache, delete and add in the app on my iPhone7, I ...
michaelkenward
Sep 20, 2019Guru - Experienced User
TonyWinPhx wrote:I am a little perplexed as to why all of the router updates now have to be coordinated through the iPhone. Sigh. Progress.
As DexterJB says, they don't.
What he probably won't say is that the desktop PC wired to the router is more reliable. If you grab the release notes for the latest version, it even advises this.
If you visit the support pages:
you can feed in the model number and find all the documentation for your hardware.