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Hi - I just purchased the AC1600 R6260 wireless router and I cannot get it to connect to our internet when following the install instructions. The old router was working, so I know that the modem and cables are not the issue. I even called our internet provider and there are no problems on that end. Why isn't the internet connecting to this router? Please help! Thanks, Mary
You can get to the admin console with all the router settings by plugging a computer into the router with an ethernet cable. Open a web browser and type in 192.168.1.1 and you will be prompted for a password and it will lead you through the setup. Default is user: admin password: password . If it doesn't recognize the internet after it leads you through the setup then try messing with the Internet IP settings I mentioned in the previous post.
I know the struggle lol just dont give up! Once I got it working it actually increased my network speed by 3x.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Beyond the basic set-up instructions, look for the LED descriptions and "Troubleshoot".
> Your last paragraph would have been a sufficient reply.
I had no way of knowing that, either. The preface was your own personally customized guide to asking a technical question, in case the product documentation was not enough on its own. You can keep it for future reference. You're welcome.
Does that mean that you found a solution to the problem (whatever it was)? (Care to share?)
I had this same problem yesterday setting up a R6260 AC1600 wireless router. My solution was to set up the configurations manually in the Internet Setup tab. For some reason the router was defaulting to a static IP address. When I changed the "Internet IP Address" section to Get Dynamically from ISP it was finally able to recognize the connection. I also changed the " Domain Name Server (DNS) Address" section to 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 for Cloudflare DNS but I don't think that is what ultimately fixed the problem.
Also Netgear, the password that was provided on the routers sticker was not correct. If I wasn't an IT professional that would have caused a huge headache. Otherwise, it works great once configured properly.
Model: R6260|AC1600 Smart WiFi Router Dual Band Gigabit
Wow - can we hire you to help us?😆 We don’t have the technical know-how to handle this installation I’m afraid! It is more complicated than the first one we got many years ago. Anyway, thanks for the reply! We will keep trying.
You can get to the admin console with all the router settings by plugging a computer into the router with an ethernet cable. Open a web browser and type in 192.168.1.1 and you will be prompted for a password and it will lead you through the setup. Default is user: admin password: password . If it doesn't recognize the internet after it leads you through the setup then try messing with the Internet IP settings I mentioned in the previous post.
I know the struggle lol just dont give up! Once I got it working it actually increased my network speed by 3x.
I’m next to a condominium Bldg and I believe there is another “NetGear05” logon nearby, so my laptop won’t connect because of the “other network with the same name “
Instead of creating your own, new thread for your own, different problem, you joined this old thread, and then, apparently, paid no attention to the advice in it. Why?
> [...] Here's a radical concept: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM > > Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look > for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Beyond the > basic set-up instructions, look for the LED descriptions and > "Troubleshoot".
Look, too, for "Manage the Basic WiFi Settings and WiFi Security of the Main Network". Further reading might not hurt, either.
Plug an ethernet cable into it and connect the other end to your computer. Then you should be able to use a web browser to navigate to the 192.168.1.1 . Username: user ; Password: passoword . Then it will lead you through the setup and you'll be able to change the SSID name for the router.
> [...] Username: user ; Password: passoword . [...]
At least one of us should read the documentation more carefully before offering advice like this. Reading your own advice before hitting "POST" might not hurt, either.
What, exactly, do you believe is wrong with reading the documentation? Even Netgear documentation seldom packs errors so densely as some of the advice found here. Are the default user name and password in "the docs" any less helpful than your suggestions?
> [...] if you aren't going to be constructive.
What, exactly, do you believe is "constructive" about posting misinformation (wrong "Username", misspelled "Password")?
What, exactly, do you believe is not "constructive" about directions to find and read "the docs"?
I'm curious. Is it physically painful to be that incompetent?
