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orbisteve
Apr 11, 2020Aspirant
Can't set up guest network name and security
Helping a friend set up a RBR850 2-pack system, so far everything has gone smoothly. However, we seem to be unable to set up a guest network. There is one that shows up, NETGEAR-Guest, on 192.168.2.x...
- Apr 25, 2020
I didn't get back to this for a couple of weeks for lots of reasons not the least being the pandemic. So when I went to look at it again I thought, "Hm, why don't I just give it another try via the 'usual' route with the web login?" And lo and behold this time it worked. The guest network name and password "stuck" and it doesn't just show Netgear Guest now. I swear I didn't do anything different, I didn't reset the router, I didn't use a different browser... nothing. It just for some reason worked. So, everyone's happy, though I'm a little irked because I'd like to know why it worked now but not before. But I'm not going to question it! No sir!
Thanks to all those who provided advice, and to everyone, please take good care and stay healthy!
Bandito
Apr 12, 2020Luminary
Are you trying the setup via the web interface or the app? It might be worth trying the alternate method to see if it will complete.