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NO CELLPHONE-CAN I DOWNLOAD THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR MY NEW AC1000 TO MY COMPUTER?
I purchased the AC1000 Dual Band WiFi Router from BestBuy in Nashua, NH today after our old router died yesterday. The box said "NIGHTHAWK APP WiFi Simplified". Such cute "markety-speak" -- tota...
> I purchased the AC1000 Dual Band WiFi Router [...]
Model "R6080"? Look at the product label.
> [...] It does NOT say "NIGHTHAWK APP Wifi Required". [...]
Perhaps because it's not. Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in
your (actual) model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User
Manual (at least). Read. Look for "Use a Web Browser to Access the
Router".And, even with a phone, I wouldn't expect cell connectivity to be
needed, only local wireless-network connectivity. You need to talk to
the router itself, not some remote thing.
> I purchased the AC1000 Dual Band WiFi Router [...]
Model "R6080"? Look at the product label.
> [...] It does NOT say "NIGHTHAWK APP Wifi Required". [...]
Perhaps because it's not. Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in
your (actual) model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User
Manual (at least). Read. Look for "Use a Web Browser to Access the
Router".
And, even with a phone, I wouldn't expect cell connectivity to be
needed, only local wireless-network connectivity. You need to talk to
the router itself, not some remote thing.
Thank you *very much* -- pulled down the User Manual -- thats exactly what's needed.