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mgfarnum
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Oct 12, 2015
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Trying to Change The Name of the Ethernet Network (Not Connection Name)

After installing the Netgear R6300 Router I changed the name of the WiFi networks (both 2.4 and 5.0) without issue but the default Network name for the Ethernet Connection is Network 5. I have gone t...
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  • DexterJB's avatar
    DexterJB
    Oct 13, 2015

    Hi mgfarnum,

     

    This is not something that you can do through your NETGEAR device since this is how Windows configured their operating system and network naming scheme. You can check this link and see if this is something that you are willing to try.

     

    Regards,

     

    Dexter

    Community Team

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DexterJB
NETGEAR Moderator
Oct 13, 2015

Hi mgfarnum,

 

This is not something that you can do through your NETGEAR device since this is how Windows configured their operating system and network naming scheme. You can check this link and see if this is something that you are willing to try.

 

Regards,

 

Dexter

Community Team

  • mgfarnum's avatar
    mgfarnum
    Aspirant
    Oct 19, 2015

    Thank you. Thios solution worked perfectly.