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Where to download nighthawk-app for windows 10?
Does anyone know a safe website where I can download a no virus nighhawk-app for a PC running Widows 10?
It is strange that netgear doesn't provide any weblink for its custmers to download such an app so that its R6080 wifi router can be used by a PC.
Thank you in advance.
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you don't need apps. all you need is a browser and go to http://192.168.1.1 to use the router's Web GUI
Thank you so much!
I will try it right away. The tech support should have offered this solution in its website under the title how a PC to use netgear's wifi router.
By the way, where should I find the router's web GUI? What should I do about your following info?
Routing: NETGEAR R7800 - Voxel firmware 1.0.2.72SF
Switching: 2x NETGEAR 8-ports (GS108v4) / 1x NETGEAR 16-ports (JGS516v2)
Powerline: 2x NETGEAR PL1000
Storage: Custom-built Linux systemIt is indeed that Windows10 doesn't need any nighthawk-app-for-Windows10 in order for the netgear wifi router to work. Here is how to let Windows10 find the wifi signal.
1. Power up your netgear wifi router that is connected to the internet modem.
2. then you wil see the (((. symbol appear at the bottom-right conner of your PC's screen. Symbol (((. represents the existance of the wifi signal.
3. use your mouse to click on this symbol, then a list of the wifi signals will come up.
4. click the wifi signal that is generated by your router, then input the password of your router. Wala, right away your PC is connecting to the internet.
microchip8 wrote:you don't need apps. all you need is a browser and go to http://192.168.1.1 to use the router's Web GUI
you are wrong about apps vs. the gui. apps are built for novices and for convenience. so easy to see what is connected to your router, changing passwords, speed test, rebooting, etc. netgear just needs to have the app built for a pc.
ssnow73 wrote:
microchip8 wrote:you don't need apps. all you need is a browser and go to http://192.168.1.1 to use the router's Web GUI
you are wrong about apps vs. the gui. apps are built for novices and for convenience. so easy to see what is connected to your router, changing passwords, speed test, rebooting, etc. netgear just needs to have the app built for a pc.
All of that you can do with the Web GUI as well. NETGEAR's apps are very inconsistent and buggy. That's why I suggested to use the Web GUI
I think what we are getting at here is that we want an app for windows 10, same as a celll phone app(hopefully better). The same overlay, data graphs, alerts...
Why isn't Netgear doing this?
Or am I just drunk and can't find it?
use the old netgear gene it works for me
That's a completely different question from the subject of this discussion. But since you ask, the answer is easy and can be found many times around here.
Find the IP address that your router has allocated to the AP. (The router will tell you, or the Nighthawk app or any other device that knows what is on your network.) Then feed that IP address into a browser.
Leap back in amazement as the browser graphical user interface (GUI) jumps into view.
I'm also looking for the genie/nighthawk software - while I can configure most things via the web GUI, the use of parental controls wants me to download the genie software (which I cannot find a legit source for). Unless there's some other way to configure the parental controls from the web gui (which I havn't seen yet). I'm running the latest firmware.
kizzelwhix wrote:
I'm also looking for the genie/nighthawk software...
If you are looking for an app for your mobile device, go to the appropriate Android/iPhone store. But neither supports parental controls.
Maybe you mean the desktop genie program. (There is no Nighthawk program.) If so, try this:
genie Landing Page | Apps | Discover | Home | NETGEAR
or
Another bolthole:
https://netgear.opendns.com/sign_in.php
Link spam. Reported.
Ignore the meaningless message.
