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How to rename PTV3000
I'm trying to rename my PTV3000 adapter. I have access to both Win7 and Win10 laptops. I've searched online without success. The User Manual has some steps but they seem to be outdated. Can anyon...
Hi Michael,
To answer your questions: 1) The laptop is connecting wirelessly; 2) the SSID is Push2TV; 3) the adapter name is Push2TV 5279FE. Also, yes, I had retrieved the manual. It turns out that the problem I was having is that I was using my Win10 laptop to try to change the adapter name. The laptop had Miracast installed but not Intel's WiDi, which Intel stopped supporting in 2016. The PTV3000 User Manual was written assuming that WiDi software was installed. I went to my older Win7 laptop that did have WiDi installed and was able to change my adapter's name using the steps on page 33 of the User Manual to "Update the Software." Even though I did not need to update my PTV3000 software, the steps gave me access to a Settings page that did enable me to change the adapter's name.
Thanks again for hanging in there with me.
Best,
Larry
larryjb wrote:
Thanks for your prompt reply. My PTV3000 currently shows up on my laptop as "Push2TV 5279FE." I would like to change it to "Audio Room."
How is the laptop connecting?
Is that a wifi SSID? A network (wired LAN) device?
Did you retrieve the manual?
PTV3000 | Product | Support | NETGEAR
There is also a link there to a utility of some sort. Have you played with that?
larryjb wrote:
By the way, when I just tried your link (https://community.netgear.com/t5/Wireless-Display-Adapter/bd-p/home-wireless-display-adapters), the page that appeared said "Access Denied." Any suggestions about how to get around that? Thanks again.
It works here.
It looks like this is an old product that Netgear no longer makes. So support will be limited.
Hi Michael,
To answer your questions: 1) The laptop is connecting wirelessly; 2) the SSID is Push2TV; 3) the adapter name is Push2TV 5279FE. Also, yes, I had retrieved the manual. It turns out that the problem I was having is that I was using my Win10 laptop to try to change the adapter name. The laptop had Miracast installed but not Intel's WiDi, which Intel stopped supporting in 2016. The PTV3000 User Manual was written assuming that WiDi software was installed. I went to my older Win7 laptop that did have WiDi installed and was able to change my adapter's name using the steps on page 33 of the User Manual to "Update the Software." Even though I did not need to update my PTV3000 software, the steps gave me access to a Settings page that did enable me to change the adapter's name.
Thanks again for hanging in there with me.
Best,
Larry
larryjb wrote:
It turns out that the problem I was having is that I was using my Win10 laptop to try to change the adapter name.
Ah, the dreaded "death by Windows 10" syndrome. Lots of stuff gets stranded by that, especially kit that the maker consider EOL, even though it works just fine for many people. (Wanna buy an Olympus footswitch?)
I fear that the user base for the PTV3000 is tiny, with no one active here who understand it.