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moving router to new desktop
Moving router to new desktop. Should the software be downloaded and installed prior to conencting the router? Been awhile. Thanks
> Moving router to new desktop.
Did you buy a new desk, or are you talking about connecting a new
computer to your old router?
> Should the software be downloaded and installed prior to conencting
> the router?
Are you talking about some "the software" for your router, or for
your "new desktop"?
> Model: WNDR4300|N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
Is that accurate?
It's not clear what you're really doing, but, in general, you can't
update the software (usually referred to as "firmware") in the router
until it's connected to a computer, so I'd simply connect the stuff
first, and worry about downloading and installing things until after
something works.
> Been awhile.
Try a refresher course. Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in
your model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual.
Read. Look for "firmware".
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> Moving router to new desktop.
Did you buy a new desk, or are you talking about connecting a new
computer to your old router?
> Should the software be downloaded and installed prior to conencting
> the router?
Are you talking about some "the software" for your router, or for
your "new desktop"?
> Model: WNDR4300|N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
Is that accurate?
It's not clear what you're really doing, but, in general, you can't
update the software (usually referred to as "firmware") in the router
until it's connected to a computer, so I'd simply connect the stuff
first, and worry about downloading and installing things until after
something works.
> Been awhile.
Try a refresher course. Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in
your model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual.
Read. Look for "firmware".