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AC1600 R6260 installation problem
Hi - I just purchased the AC1600 R6260 wireless router and I cannot get it to connect to our internet when following the install instructions. The old router was working, so I know that the modem and...
You can get to the admin console with all the router settings by plugging a computer into the router with an ethernet cable. Open a web browser and type in 192.168.1.1 and you will be prompted for a password and it will lead you through the setup. Default is user: admin password: password . If it doesn't recognize the internet after it leads you through the setup then try messing with the Internet IP settings I mentioned in the previous post.
I know the struggle lol just dont give up! Once I got it working it actually increased my network speed by 3x.
Your last paragraph would have been a sufficient reply.
> Your last paragraph would have been a sufficient reply.
I had no way of knowing that, either. The preface was your own
personally customized guide to asking a technical question, in case the
product documentation was not enough on its own. You can keep it for
future reference. You're welcome.
Does that mean that you found a solution to the problem (whatever it
was)? (Care to share?)
I had this same problem yesterday setting up a R6260 AC1600 wireless router. My solution was to set up the configurations manually in the Internet Setup tab. For some reason the router was defaulting to a static IP address. When I changed the "Internet IP Address" section to Get Dynamically from ISP it was finally able to recognize the connection. I also changed the "
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address" section to 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 for Cloudflare DNS but I don't think that is what ultimately fixed the problem.Also Netgear, the password that was provided on the routers sticker was not correct. If I wasn't an IT professional that would have caused a huge headache. Otherwise, it works great once configured properly.
- Wow - can we hire you to help us?đ
We donât have the technical know-how to handle this installation Iâm afraid! It is more complicated than the first one we got many years ago. Anyway, thanks for the reply! We will keep trying.You can get to the admin console with all the router settings by plugging a computer into the router with an ethernet cable. Open a web browser and type in 192.168.1.1 and you will be prompted for a password and it will lead you through the setup. Default is user: admin password: password . If it doesn't recognize the internet after it leads you through the setup then try messing with the Internet IP settings I mentioned in the previous post.
I know the struggle lol just dont give up! Once I got it working it actually increased my network speed by 3x.