R6250 Devic Name Change

Question

Does anyone know how I can change the Device Name in Router Model 6250?It's driving me nuts.

schumaku · Answer

Snorkum&nbsp;wrote:Why does it not display on both?Suspicion is that this is based on old Netgear specs, and was never fixed in their mainstream code so carried forward to new devices. From my observations, these are:&nbsp;The DHCP reservation is a static table. The Device Name is just free text.The Attached devices Device Name are derived from the DHCP request including a name (this can be the user configured hostname or a hardware product name) information provided by the client.The Device Name recognized and showing a name in the Attached Devices are taking over the name when adding a new static entry to the DHCP reservation list.If a device does not provide a hostname, the "--" is shown. The Device name configured in the DHCP reservation table is _not_ taken over.&nbsp;&nbsp;This issue was fixed "on force" by product where nasty users complained heavily, e.g. on the top of the line R9000/R8900.&nbsp;YeZ&nbsp;This was and is one of the reasons why some Netgear team don't like to work with me as you say.&nbsp; Much more, it's their&nbsp;non-excusable&nbsp;inability to bring fixes and enhancements to the mainstream code. And the complete lack of of "the bigger picture" over Netgear's product lines. Instead, they carry forward their 1990 router specs into the year 2021. Fixes and enhancements are not automatically added to the mainstream specs and code - lack of a common source code management, starting new products from 100% copied code instead. Some old old default code of course, or whatever the devs does find in na archive matching best to the chip maker platform. That's why the same issues and problems come up with each and every new router product launched. What this Netgear customer is asking for exists for decades in the Netgear routers, and was complained many times in reviews and support communities.&nbsp;&nbsp;

schumaku · Answer

What device name, in which context?&nbsp;The only context I have in mind might be the Network/Device Name for USB sharing, defaulting to "readyshare" -&gt; Advanced &gt; USB Storage &gt; Advanced Settings&nbsp;The device name (as visible in the Nighthawk App) can't be changed on many older / simpler router models. if oyu have confgured multiple R6250 in the App for example, you need to distingush from the serial number....

Snorkum · Answer

This is what I mean. When I go into LAN Setup, pic below, I can see the Printer.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Then when you go into attache devices you don't see the printer. Pic below&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Why does it not display on both?

michaelkenward · Answer

It may be some time before the images land. To ensure that you aren't posting anything naughty, a Netgear moderator has to approve the pictures.
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michaelkenward · Answer

Hard to tell what you are talking about with so little information to go on.
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That you have posted in the apps section rather than the one for your R6250, suggests that you may be talking about the names that show up in the Device Manager.
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Are you saying that you cannot Edit the names there?
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Or do your edits disappear after the event?
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Some of us find it easier to edit those names&nbsp;either in&nbsp;the browser graphical user interface (GUI) or,&nbsp;easier still, in the desktop genie for tour&nbsp;operating systems.
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Netgear is trying to kill the genie. It has broken some of the key links to it.
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First look on the support pages for your device:
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Support | NETGEARFeed in your model number and check the downloads for your hardware.If that fails, the last sighting of the genie that worked was here:
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genie Landing Page | Apps | Discover | Home | NETGEAR
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Maybe you mean something else. If so, a more detailed explanation from you might help.
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