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Re: Nighthawk 6200 will not connect to any of my TVs.

kristydmoore
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Nighthawk 6200 will not connect to any of my TVs.

My nighthawk 6200 will not connect to any of my tvs.  It connects to my phone and computer, has a great signal.  The TVs see the signal but will not connect. It connected fine the first day I had the device.  We streamed movies and watched the game. Please help.

 

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plemans
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Re: Nighthawk 6200 will not connect to any of my TVs.

R6200?

C6200? 

What firmware is on it? 

Its not the router that connects to the device but the device that connects to the router. 

Make sure you're not using any special characters/spaces in the ssid/password on the router. 

Some IoT devices/smart devices have issues with them

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Re: Nighthawk 6200 will not connect to any of my TVs.


@kristydmoore wrote:

My nighthawk 6200 will not connect to any of my tvs. 

 


It helps to think about things the right way round.

 

Your router will never, and cannot, connect to your TV.

 

As @plemans says, it is the other way round. The TV connects to the router. So do the phone and computer.

 

This means that you should start at the TV end if the connection. What is that TV? How does it connect? Wifi? Wired?

 

Connecting a TV to the network is usually best done through the TV's controls and set up routine. The router rarely does much more than spit out the wifi signal. It is then down to the TV to do its thing.

 

What happens when you try to connect? The TV should give you some messages.

 

Where possible, it is usually easier to use a wired connection from the router to the TV. It is easier to set up and less likely to fall over. If you can't run Ethernet cables around the place, you could look into Powerline Ethernet. It turns your mains wiring into an Ethernet circuit.

 

 

 

 

 

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