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Melyssa
May 19, 2021Initiate
How install Netgear Genie for R6300v2 router?
Hi, I have a R6300v2 router and due to a recent hard drive failure, need to reinstall Netgear Genie on my new hard drive. Unfortunately, every time I click download on the version for Windows, the...
- May 19, 2021
I just tried it with my pc.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/Genie.aspx#download
no issues downloading it.
Try a different web browser.
also, you don't have the use the genie to access the router. You can log into it using the browser.
plemans
May 19, 2021Guru - Experienced User
I just tried it with my pc.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/Genie.aspx#download
no issues downloading it.
Try a different web browser.
also, you don't have the use the genie to access the router. You can log into it using the browser.
- MelyssaMay 20, 2021Initiate
Thank you very much for your help. It worked this time and I think the issue was that my computer wasn't giving me a message that it was a rar file and needed to be unpacked. Thanks again. :)
- plemansMay 20, 2021Guru - Experienced User
Glad it worked!
If you mark it solved,it might help the next person as well as others won't try to fix a "solved" post.