NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Need access to router settings
I have an N300 WiFi router. I need to get into the settings to reset the password and to make sure it's set at 2.4 and not 5.0 so that I can use the owlet for my baby. When I go to routerlogin.net,...
> A router's wifi broadcasts both. [...]
Not this one's.
> [...] The manual is a bit confusing, but suggests maybe not.
Try the Product Data Sheet:
N300 WiFi Transmitters/Receivers (Tx/Rx) - 2x2 (2.4 GHz)
It's an "N300" router. It doesn't get that speed from a 5GHz radio.
> [...] I need to get into the settings to reset the password and to
> make sure it's set at 2.4 and not 5.0 so that I can use the owlet for my
> baby. [...]
You really don't. Generally, it's more helpful to quote the original
(nonsensical) advice from the gizmo's maker, than to assert what you
"need" to do to accommodate it.
Well great. The owlet is connected to the wifi but won't register. Their customer service said it was a problem with my router, but apparently it's not. Ugh!
> The owlet is connected to the wifi but won't register.
How, exactly, did you determine any of that? As usual, showing
actual actions with their actual results (error messages, LED
indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague descriptions or
interpretations.
> Their customer service said it was a problem with my router, but
> apparently it's not.
It still could be. All we know so far is that blaming the 5GHz
radio, which you don't have, is the wrong path.
When I was young, people talked about requiring prospective parents
to take courses in parenthood. Now, network management may be needed
more.