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N300 C3000 for Mac. Can't log in to modem router
My iPhone is telling me that my network security is weak and that I need to upgrade my security to WPA2(AES) from WPA-PSK [TKIP} + WPA2-PSK [AES] but I can't log in to the modem router. I went throug...
cardinal85 wrote:Thank you for all your assistance up to this point. This morning I was able to log into the router and change to a secure password. I also was able to upgrade the security to WPA2-PSK (AES) and I chose "apply". I then disabled the Netgear router because my AirPort base station already has a router. Now in Netgear Genie I no longer see the "Wireless" option to check the level of security. Does this mean the WPA2 security is disabled if the Netgear router is disabled? I would appreciate your advice. Thanks very much.
If you disabled the "router" portion of the C3000, then its your airports wireless that is having the wireless security issue because the wireless is disabled on the C3000. When router mode is disabled, it functions only as a modem.
Thank you for all your assistance up to this point. This morning I was able to log into the router and change to a secure password. I also was able to upgrade the security to WPA2-PSK (AES) and I chose "apply". I then disabled the Netgear router because my AirPort base station already has a router. Now in Netgear Genie I no longer see the "Wireless" option to check the level of security. Does this mean the WPA2 security is disabled if the Netgear router is disabled? I would appreciate your advice. Thanks very much.
cardinal85 wrote:Thank you for all your assistance up to this point. This morning I was able to log into the router and change to a secure password. I also was able to upgrade the security to WPA2-PSK (AES) and I chose "apply". I then disabled the Netgear router because my AirPort base station already has a router. Now in Netgear Genie I no longer see the "Wireless" option to check the level of security. Does this mean the WPA2 security is disabled if the Netgear router is disabled? I would appreciate your advice. Thanks very much.
If you disabled the "router" portion of the C3000, then its your airports wireless that is having the wireless security issue because the wireless is disabled on the C3000. When router mode is disabled, it functions only as a modem.
Thanks very much for explaining things. Just one more questions. In Netgear genie is normal for the login screen to say that my password will be sent unencrypted?
Usually because you're logging in through your local network and not through an internet connection
Thanks very much.