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dongiomar
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Jan 04, 2023

Help to get the most out of my Netgear Nighthawk.

My old router is beyond repair and I picked up the Netgear R7000. I've been looking for some help on setting up the router to work well with my chromecast, 2 android phones, 1 android tablet, wii u, 2 laptops, and 1 wired pc. The chromecast video quality hasn't been up to par recently and I can't figure out what settings to change that would improve it.

 
Troubleshooting

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 04, 2023
    dongiomar wrote:

    My old router is beyond repair and I picked up the Netgear R7000.

     

    New or second hand? If the latter, did you reset it before setting it up for your network?

     

     

    I've been looking for some help on setting up the router to work well with my chromecast, 2 android phones, 1 android tablet, wii u, 2 laptops, and 1 wired pc.
     

    Just set it up as instructed an see what happens.

     

    Worry about tweaking it when you know that you have something that needs attention.

     


    The chromecast video quality hasn't been up to par recently and I can't figure out what settings to change that would improve it.
     

    Is that with the old router or the R7000?

     

    What firmware version do you have on the device?

    A number is more useful than "the latest". (It may not be by the time people read this.) There can also be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware in the browser interface.

    It might also help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router, if there is one. The make and model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?

    The reason for asking is that a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.

    Manuals are always a good place to start.

    Visit the support pages:

    Support | NETGEAR

    Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.

    That page will also have any software, firmware and drivers for your device, if they exist.

    Begin with the Quick Start/Installation Guide.

    You may have done that already. I can't tell from your message.

    I mention it because Netgear gave up on supplying paper manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.