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Aspirant

Jul 31, 2020

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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...

jccourtn
Aug 02, 2020
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.

jccourtn

Tutor

Aug 02, 2020

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.

MaryT54

Aspirant

Aug 02, 2020

Wow - can we hire you to help us?😆
We don’t have the technical know-how to handle this installation I’m afraid! It is more complicated than the first one we got many years ago. Anyway, thanks for the reply! We will keep trying.

jccourtn
Tutor
Aug 02, 2020
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.
- GaryGott
  Aspirant
  Aug 10, 2020
  I’m next to a condominium Bldg and I believe there is another “NetGear05” logon nearby, so my laptop won’t connect because of the “other network with the same name “
  
  How do I change the name?
  - antinode
    Guru
    Aug 10, 2020
    > I'm next to a condominium Bldg [...]
    
       Instead of creating your own, new thread for your own, different
    problem, you joined this old thread, and then, apparently, paid no
    attention to the advice in it. Why?
    
    > [...] Here's a radical concept:
    >
    > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM
    >
    >    Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
    > for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Beyond the
    > basic set-up instructions, look for the LED descriptions and
    > "Troubleshoot".
    
       Look, too, for "Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of
    the Main Network". Further reading might not hurt, either.