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ToddPals
Aspirant
Jul 01, 2017
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R7800 will not hook up to a laptop running windows 10

I am so frustrated.  I have a laptop running windows 10 and I can see the netgear router and I am putting in the correct password but my laptop continues to say it cannot connect to the network.  Can...
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Windows 10
  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Jul 02, 2017

    Navigate to your routers web page.

    Under the Advanced tab, navigate to Setup, then Wireless setup. You'll find these settings here...


    I use UpTo300Mb on 2.4Ghz, manual channels 1, 6 or 11 and WPA2 and AES only. 

     

    Does your Laptop connect to the router with a LAN wired cable?

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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 02, 2017
ToddPals wrote:

I am so frustrated.  I have a laptop running windows 10 and I can see the netgear router and I am putting in the correct password but my laptop continues to say it cannot connect to the network.

 

 

Is this a wifi connection?

 

 

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ToddPals
Aspirant
Jul 02, 2017

Yes, it is a wifi connection.  I have it working now....thanks