NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
D0N
Jan 30, 2018Aspirant
reset SSID and security key
Router 20 feet from PC (where cable enters dwelling); can bring router to PC but not PC to router; if I bring router to PC must a cable connection be maintained? Router had reset to factory default....
D0N
Feb 02, 2018Aspirant
Apologize for not being clear. I'll try another way.1. my router reset itself to factory settings;
2. I would like to rerset my SSID and security key to what I had before the reset. 3. My problem is my desktop is twenty feet away from my router, so bringing the computer to connect to the router is impractical unless I can find a 20 foot ethernet cord! 4.So, if I bring the router to the desktop I can connect to the desktop but if I do that I will have to disconnect the cable;does the cable have to be connected for the reset to be completed?
5. At the moment my other computer, ( laptop) just crashed so I don't have that option until I figure out what I am going to replace it with. Any enlightenment would be appreciated thanks, Don
michaelkenward
Feb 02, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Have you looked into using the Netgear desktop genie?