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Why do I need an account to configure my router?
Why in the absolute heck am I being told I need to have a NETGEAR account in order to access the management portal (192.168.1.1) for my router? This is absolutely ridiculous to me. On top of tha...
Disconnect the router from the ISP modem.
Factory reset the router and setup from scratch with a ethernet connected PC to the back of the router:
https://kb.netgear.com/22697/How-do-I-install-my-NETGEAR-router-using-the-router-web-interface
Once setup, connect the router to the ISP modem.
It ended up eventually just automatically bypassing the registration / login after failing ('Something went wrong' spam) about 12 times. I understand wanting to make the process more user-friendly for people who want to plug it in and have an app do everything, but they've made everything a lot more convoluted and unnecessarily obtuse, especially when the app / registration just doesn't work at all. Thanks for the follow-up.