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Netgear Powerline Utility for Windows
I have this Netgear Powerline WiFi Range Extender. I use the Negear Powerline Utility (v. 3.0.1.4) on my Windows 10 computer. I recently got a new Netgear R7000 router. I still want to use the Pow...
Have you reset the XWN5001 to factory settings?
Can you access the web interface for the XWN5001? There is a link at the bottom of the Wireless Configuration page. The IP address also shows up in the map in the Powerline Utility. Put that into the browser and you may get somewhere.
This may sound strange, but some people find that the Zyxel Powerline utility is a better bet than the Netgear software.
Have you reset the XWN5001 to factory settings?
Can you access the web interface for the XWN5001? There is a link at the bottom of the Wireless Configuration page. The IP address also shows up in the map in the Powerline Utility. Put that into the browser and you may get somewhere.
This may sound strange, but some people find that the Zyxel Powerline utility is a better bet than the Netgear software.
So as you see, there isn't an address there... I'm not getting anywhere with it. The instructions are not clear to me. I have tried resetting to the factory settings. It will not change the unit so it recognizes the server.
