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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.
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?
How do I change the name?
> 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.