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Retired_Member
May 06, 2021
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WNDR3700V3 Turn On Guest Access

This should be an easy task.......I am trying to simply turn on my Guest Access.  I log into netgear genie with my admin passwrod, and navigate to the Guest Access tab.  It displays as Disabled".  I ...
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    Retired_Member
    May 08, 2021

    OK was able to get this working today without a reset or firmware reload.  I had been using the netgear genie app on 2 Windows PCs & android tablet.  The app let me turn on the network & even change the password, but behind the scenes it was not actually changing anything.   Using the web router direct connection (http://www.routerlogin.net)  I was able to connect to the router, make the needed changes and get the guest netowrk up & running.   I did have to re-boot the router to get it to work on all devices.  For some reason the mobile android devices connected & worked on the guest network right away, but the windows PC laptops would not until I rebooted the laptops & the router.   And as a precaution I used a wired connection to do the web router direct connection and make the changes.   And BTW I had forgotten abotu the web direct connection, and came across it while researching the firmware reinstall option that was suggested.