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SET UP KNIGHTHAWK WITHOUT USING SMART PHONE
I DON'T HAVE A SMARTPHONE SO HOW DO I SET UP MY ROUTER?
GAT888 wrote:
I DON'T HAVE A SMARTPHONE SO HOW DO I SET UP MY ROUTER?
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number from the label on it and check the documentation for your hardware.
Begin with the Quick Start/Installation Guide.
If you are lucky, it will be one of those that tells you how to use a wired connection to set up the router.
If not, check the manual and look for a section Connect to the Network and Wired Connection
You may have done that already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear gave up on supplying paper manuals years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.
Apologies for being a bit vague. You haven't said what device you are trying to set up. They don't all have the same instructions in the documentation, but they mostly work in the same way.
Thanks for your suggestions. I'm sorry that I didn't provide enough info for my inquery. However, you did give me enough to work with. Guess I need to finally buy a smart phone.
GAT888 wrote:
Guess I need to finally buy a smart phone.
I have never use a smartphone to set up a router or access point. A wired connection is always more reliable (no wifi to fall over) and forgiving.
> [...] Guess I need to finally buy a smart phone.
Guess again? Read the User Manual? This is not complicated.
I'll try going the wired route first. The information in the product box was really pushing the use of a smart phone so I figured it must be critical... guess not.
Thanks again for the info.