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Czarnik
Aspirant
May 17, 2015

Unknown Netgear IP address on network (CG3000V2)

Recently got a new cable modem from Optus (CG3000V2) and enjoy using Netgear Geni, but confused by an unknown device that keeps appearing at the same IP address (192.168.0.5). Recently checked Norton...
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nhann
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Jul 29, 2015

Hi Hjzamm,

The firmware on the CG3000v2 is provisioned by your ISP, please contact your ISP to configure your settings.

 

Please let me know if you need further assistance.

Regards,
NhanN

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savstars
Aspirant
Sep 10, 2015

Hey guys,

 

I can tell you that the 192.168.0.5 is actually the in built USB storage/NAS feature, and I believe it is also used in the in built media server functionality.  I would love to know how to change that IP address as it is conflicting with my real NAS.

 

Any ideas on how to do that?