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ejbpesca
Mar 09, 2021Aspirant
Compatibility of Android Genie
My code on the bottom of my wifi/modem will not be accepted by the latest version of the Android Genie app I understand will no longer load to my laptop and is not available. The old Genie worked fi...
- Mar 11, 2021
List said a
- SanDisk Ultra 16GB USB3.0 is compatible. My C drive has 130 GB of data. I guess the Ready Share mirrors this C drive by backing up every update, new file, app, etc. so I would go for a SanDisk at least 256GB yet such a small 16GB is said compatible. Maybe that is for a setting in the backup system to backup say one folder, not the whole system. I am going to guess that Sandisk products are okay to use at sizes at least up to 1 TB.
antinode
Mar 11, 2021Guru
> My code on the bottom of my wifi/modem [...]
> [...] my admin code [...]
What does Netgear call this "My code" and this "my admin code"?
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for
"Types of logins". Further reading might not hurt, either.
> [...] the Android Genie app [...]
I'd use a web browser, rather than any Netegar-supplied app.
> Model: R7500v2|Nighthawk X4 AC2350 Smart WiFi
Is that accurate? "R7500v2" is a model number; "AC2350" is not.
> With it the AC2350 connected I cannot access any form of controls
> [...]
"cannot" is not a useful problem description. It does not say what
you did. It does not say what happened when you did it. As usual,
showing actual actions (commands) with their actual results (error
messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than vague
descriptions or interpretations.
> [...] my cell phone Nighhawk app does recognize the AC2350 is present
> and running, but will not allow me to sign in for adjustments. None of
> my passcodes work to sign it on that app, [...]
Regarding "will not allow me", see "not a useful problem description
[...]", above.
I'd use a web browser, rather than any Netegar-supplied app.
The non-psychics in your audience might not know which of your "my
passcodes" you tried, or whether any of them might be appropriate. (See
"Types of logins", above.)
Setting both the C3700 and the R7500v2 to use the same "admin"
password might reduce confusion.
> [...] I am thinking maybe since my IP address is not the same as where
> the AC2350 was first registered and connected, nothing will allow me to
> sign in to anything.
When configured as a wireless access point, the R7500v2 would get a
new/different LAN IP address. I don't know if any of the Netgear apps
can deal with that situation. I'd use a web browser, rather than any
Netegar-supplied app.
By default ("Get dynamically from existing router"), the
R7500v2-as-WAP will get that new address from (the DHCP server in) your
main router (C3700). Hence, an "Attached Devices" report from your main
router should tell you what the new address of your R7500v2-as-WAP is.
Pointing your web browser at that IP address should get you to the
R7500v2-as-WAP management web site, whether or not any Netegar-supplied
app can deal with it. And the usual LAN IP address of the main router
("192.168.0.1"?) should (still) get you to its management web site.
"routerlogin" names might still work, but the results might depend on
where the computer/device is connected. Using the IP address(es) would
be more reliable.
> This is almost certainly because you have a modem/router in front of
> the second router.
That is largely drivel (and, as a mantra, unhelpful). At least one
of us noticed that you agreed to "doing this as an access point" a while
ago, which would eliminate any double-NAT problems.
ejbpesca
Mar 11, 2021Aspirant
Up and running with R7500 as primary connection to wifi from laptop. Now to find out what size of a USB Flash drive in GB's is required to use ReadyShare Vault. I will not be using a hard drive as Netgear calls it at times as if a USB connected powered hard drive is the only thing that can be used. Reading on I see a USB flash drive may be used. I am not sure if the ReadyShare Vault is an entire mirror of my laptop or just my files. I can easily find how many gigs I have on my C drive and try to find a flash thumb drive with that much storage if those are available, otherwise it would have to be another hard drive connected to the R7500 via USB to handle the amount of data to be backed up. I searched for quite a while and nothing giving advice on size of a USB flash or hard drive. I will only do flash if available.
- michaelkenwardMar 11, 2021Guru - Experienced User
ejbpesca wrote:
I searched for quite a while and nothing giving advice on size of a USB flash or hard drive.
You can get an idea of what you can use from this page:
Will my USB drive work with ReadySHARE | Answer | NETGEAR Support
The biggest drive that you can reliably use is around 4 TB.
For serious networking use Ethernet.
- ejbpescaMar 11, 2021Aspirant
List said a
- SanDisk Ultra 16GB USB3.0 is compatible. My C drive has 130 GB of data. I guess the Ready Share mirrors this C drive by backing up every update, new file, app, etc. so I would go for a SanDisk at least 256GB yet such a small 16GB is said compatible. Maybe that is for a setting in the backup system to backup say one folder, not the whole system. I am going to guess that Sandisk products are okay to use at sizes at least up to 1 TB.