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Unable to enable WiFi connection with Power 1000
Netgear genie login fails when using the default for router settings. User name: admin Password default: password ISP is Frontier using their modem/WiFi/router. Powerline 1000 connects fine with...
SARTRE wrote:
Netgear genie login fails when using the default for router settings.
User name: admin
Password default: password
These are the login details for the router's browser control interface. They are not the details for wifi login.
These details may be different if you are using a non-Netgear modem/router. The genie may not work for non-Netgear devices, so you may have to use a browser.
For Powerline devices, wifi login details (SSID and password) are usually written on the device somewhere, probably in small print on the plugin side where they are hard to read. I keep photos of these details.
Which Powerline wifi device do you have "Power 1000" could be one of several things.
If you visit the support pages:
you can feed in the model number and find all the documentation for your hardware.
Thanks for the info. On the box, the package content states Powerline Adapters (PL1000v2)
From what I read, the ISP modem/router from Frontier probably is not recognized by the Genie.
The ethernet cable from the Powerline device goes into a Linksys10/100 8 port workgroup switch.
This switch is needed to share the ethernet feed from the Powerline to other components.
If I read you correctly, I can ignore the router setting login?
I will attempt to connect using WiFi a Samsung internet TV, which should have nothing to do with the Powerline.
I used a SECOND older Powerline device to obtain an internet feed to go to the TV.
I was NOT able to configure the TV when going through the Linksys workgroup.
Please confirm if my thinking is correct?
Glad to purchase any new Netgear device to achieve a higher speed connection if such an item exists.
Any recommendations?
I'm sorry, but I cannot follow what is connected to what here, or how many Powerline devices are involved. Nor can I really see what you are trying to do.
So, let's start at the beginning.
You have a modem/router. You want to connect devices to that.
The chain is Modem/Router > Powerline > Powerline > Switch > Powerline > TV
The PL1000v2 Powerline plugs have nothing to do with wifi.
You say that you have an older Powerline device for the TV. Have you added that to the existing Powerline plugs? Here's how to do it:
>>> Adding a powerline adapter to an existing powerline network <<<
Thanks for the link.
Understand that my description departed from the design function of the Powerline device.
Since WiFi is not an application for your product, I will just ignore the Genie login.
I'll close this inquiry at this point.