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wade21
May 28, 2019Aspirant
Cannot Login to Nighthawk App
I can not login to the nighthawk app. Before anyone asks, yes, I do have the correct password and username. Once I click login, my screen dims, and there's a circular loading icon that just goes on a...
schumaku
May 28, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Using a potentially crappy App does not help to overcome whatever issues you have with your unspecified device. The tagged A7000 is a NIC, not a router supported by the Nighthawk App.
And the Nighthawk App is known for
- not able to connect to routers operating in Access Point mode,
- not intended to be used with random wireless extenders,
- does not support all Nighthawk named devices (no Cable modem/routers, no switches, not a few earlier Nightawk routers)
- being picky on passwords (special characters),
- lacking of the "legacy" Live Parental Controls available in the Genie App,
...and many more.
For what it's worth: The login would happen on the manged device - the App is only providing an interface.