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Wireless router R9000 setup without modem
How can I set the router without Internet connection? I don't want an internet connection and do not have one.
> [...] I tried to do it using your iPhone app but it wouldn't go beyond
> the screen where it checks for the Internet connection.
It's Netgear's "iPhone app", not mine (and Netgear may have more than
one, as the User Manual says), but I'd try the web-browser interface.
Look for "Use a Web Browser to Access the Router" in the User Manual.
[...] When you access the router, the software automatically
checks to see if your router can connect to your Internet service.
I assume that there's a way to skip that step (or wait for it to fail).
(If not, then you might need to take the thing somewhere where you can
connect it to something long enough to get it past that step.)
Yes, I meant "configure" ... I tried to do it using your iPhone app but it wouldn't go beyond the screen where it checks for the Internet connection.
> [...] I tried to do it using your iPhone app but it wouldn't go beyond
> the screen where it checks for the Internet connection.
It's Netgear's "iPhone app", not mine (and Netgear may have more than
one, as the User Manual says), but I'd try the web-browser interface.
Look for "Use a Web Browser to Access the Router" in the User Manual.
[...] When you access the router, the software automatically
checks to see if your router can connect to your Internet service.
I assume that there's a way to skip that step (or wait for it to fail).
(If not, then you might need to take the thing somewhere where you can
connect it to something long enough to get it past that step.)
Thank you for your patience! II'm a complete novice on this board and somehow assumed you were with Netgear and "yours" really meant "Netgear's" app.
I will try the web browser again ... I did access the router that way but was also stuck on the need for an Internet connection, but do not remember if there was anything that could serve as a workaround.
- Yes, it worked via the web browser, thanks