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SUGGESTED IMPROVEMENTS TO DEVICE NAMING CAPABILITY
Note: All firmware and apps referred to below are the most current versions.
The Netgear Genie/Nighthawk apps are useful tools for monitorin...
What you want already exists in many devices.
Sounds like you have been hit by recent firmware that wrecks these features.
You say nothing about the models involved. The R7800 certainly went through a bout of "no name" syndrome. It is back now.