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R6220 unable to configure connected devices
Hi I'm new to this forum, I have a question regarding R6220, I hope this is still a valid product to ask about (or if not I'd like to know what is the current recommended model) My question, or ...
bergatagen wrote:
And thirdly, what I'm primarily trying to do is to name the devices, as over the time the family gets new devices, and I'd like to name them to know who they are, since there's also accidental attempts to connect from neighbours, which I'd like to prevent.
The appearance of the GUI in Netgear's Nighthawk app depends on the firmware. Older devices won't look quite the same as new stuff. Here is what I see in the MR90.
- Basic
- Attached Devices
- Click device
- Edit Device
You should see something similar. That is certainly the pattern in my old R7800.
If you are using Windows, the old Netgear Genie lets you rename devices.
genie | Product | Support | NETGEAR
Netgear wants to kill it – which is why it is hidden away on the support pages – but some of us diehards like it. This has a Network Map
Click a device and then Modify.
Hello again. Let me rephrase my question since I'm not sure if I was unclear in my initial post.
I am not looking to troubleshooting routing or connectivity, the router basic networking works fine.
What I am looking for is functionality that is no longer working in the administration of connected clients.
What I mean is that I can no longer allow or deny connections as I like, or name connections.
But pictures can often illustrate the issue better, let me try to upload two images to hopefully show what I'm looking for, even if they're in Swedish and the text maybe not fully readable but I'll explain.
First, the settings menu does not seem to work, the startpage (connected devices) says it's enabled, (åtkomstkontroll: på means access control: on)
But when going to the settings under the access control page, it is not checked and checking the box does not work, for some reason I can't save it.
And thirdly, what I'm primarily trying to do is to name the devices, as over the time the family gets new devices, and I'd like to name them to know who they are, since there's also accidental attempts to connect from neighbours, which I'd like to prevent. And as shown in the 4th column, only one device is named, since it's been around for ages, the others are more recent. (Okänt = unknown)
I believe the way to name them either previously had its own link (in which case I can't find it) or was located under Access Control, (which doesn't show status correctly)?
Best regards
Mike
bergatagen wrote:
And thirdly, what I'm primarily trying to do is to name the devices, as over the time the family gets new devices, and I'd like to name them to know who they are, since there's also accidental attempts to connect from neighbours, which I'd like to prevent.
The appearance of the GUI in Netgear's Nighthawk app depends on the firmware. Older devices won't look quite the same as new stuff. Here is what I see in the MR90.
- Basic
- Attached Devices
- Click device
- Edit Device
You should see something similar. That is certainly the pattern in my old R7800.
If you are using Windows, the old Netgear Genie lets you rename devices.
genie | Product | Support | NETGEAR
Netgear wants to kill it – which is why it is hidden away on the support pages – but some of us diehards like it. This has a Network Map
Click a device and then Modify.