R7000
@required_alias wrote:
Let's do it this way. My primary goal, for now, is to be able to identify the 2.4 and 5.0 networks by SSID. NG calling both Netgear-24 isn't helpful.
Probably a consequence of "Smart Connect". It consolidates bands to a single SSID. A helpful move for most people who don't want to faff around with separate WiFi bands..
Disable Smart Connect and you should see two SSIDs from the AP. But you have been told that already.
Not surprisingly, trying to access that AP from any device fails. Yet, it still shows as a network on every device we own. So, my next goal is to get rid of nonexistent SSIDs.
It is surprsing that you can't find it because people have explainesd to you how to get in there. Find the IP address and aim a browser at it.
Here's something that I use to find the IP addresses on my network without having to ask Windows to intervene.
Download the desktop genie for Windows.
genie | Product | Support | NETGEAR
Install that and you will find a very help Network Map.
If you are lucky, you can "right click" on your AP and it will show you details, including a clickable link.
Finally, on the NG web page>Advanced>security>access control, I have 40 devices listed. An app on my phone (Fing) shows 47 (the correct number. why the difference?
First, it isn't a web page as most people think of it, somethying out there on the Internet. It is just the way in which your browser shows the router's graphical user interface (GUI).
The entries don't show you only devices with a "live" connection, it remembers previous devices. The Network Map is "live".
Heaven only knows what this Fing does and how it works.
You do seem to be making life difficult for yourself. I'd get back to basics and deal with things one step at a time. First sort out the modem/router/AP issue.
@required_alias wrote:
First, according to the link, "Genie is no longer supported. To manage your equipment, we recommend the Nighthawk App or the Orbi App." Nighthawk is apparently only for Android or IOS.
Do not confuse the mobile genie with the desktop genie. Two different things.
Follow the link I provided.
genie | Product | Support | NETGEAR
Look at the bit that says "Windows".
Before this adventure began, I had 3 networks.netgear24, Netgear50 (associated with the router) and NetgearAP associated with the AP so I could change between Netgear50 and NetgearAP depending on signal strength. Can't find how to do it. Is this another case of me trying to hard. Is there an easier way?
You should not need to switch between WiFi sources. Most WiFi clients can see that there is a better source to join. Just move from room to room and the mobile phone, or whatever you are using, should switch from one source to the other. You can even use the same password for different SSIDs. The handover can happen without you noticing it.
The way to avoid that handover completely is to invest in a Mesh WiFi system. This uses a network of router and "satellites" that talk to each other and manage the transfer of clients from one source to another.
Your current network, with its R7000, is a good five years old, technology wise. Nothing wrong with that, but don't expect to make best use of your Internet service.
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