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Noru
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Nov 12, 2018

Standalone driver AC600

Hi, i have a simple question,
i have this netgear A6100 Wi-Fi sub adapter, I've inserted the CD for installing, follow the manual instructions, and finished.
put the password for the router, and I have internet.
Now, i see I have 1 more step,
Standalone driver...
Shall I do it also? is it necessary?
what for? what's the difference?
the manual doeant explain much.

second point, sorry to bother, do i have to use the WPS? or that is up to me, if I want to put a personalised password?

thanks.
Installation

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Nov 13, 2018
    Noru wrote:
    Hi, i have a simple question,
    i have this netgear A6100 Wi-Fi sub adapter, I've inserted the CD for installing, follow the manual instructions, and finished.
    put the password for the router, and I have internet.
    Now, i see I have 1 more step,
    Standalone driver...

    It depends on the operating system and what you want to do. Standalone is fine if you don't want any Netgear utilities installed.

     

    I'd ignore the CD. It is probably out of date. You'd do better to get the latest drivers from the support pages.

     

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