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JohnBinTN
Oct 09, 2020Tutor
Nighthawk app not working
Hello. Just got a Netgear WiFi 6 (router + 1 satellite). I can't seem to get the Nighthawk app to work. When I launch it, it just sits at a black screen. I've tried powering and restarting, unins...
schumaku
Oct 11, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Let's skip for the moment the installation using the Nightawk App as lined out in the Installation Guide.
If you have a notebook, another computer, even just your mobile device with a Web browser should to the job: Open the Nighthawk Mesh WiFi 6 System User Manual. Starting from p.17 "Use a Web Browser to Access the Router", you find an alternate way to configure the Mesh system from scratch, to set-up the Internet Access, ...
- JohnBinTNOct 13, 2020Tutor
Thank you, Schumaku. I used an older phone that was able to run the app and managed to get it set up. Now I bought an additional satellite, and it's not working. Have another post about this situation... I'm doubting the wisdom of buying the NG mesh setup at this point. :(
Thanks again for the reply.