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supalova
Aug 08, 2018Aspirant
AC1200 wifi adapter USB 3.0 not working
Hi,
I buyed an AC1200 wifi USB adapter.
I tried to follow the installation procedure and it is not working properly when using a USB 3.0 port: "the device is not found" or something similar. At t...
michaelkenward
Aug 08, 2018Guru - Experienced User
supalova
Aug 08, 2018Aspirant
sure
the right link is this one https://www.netgear.com/support/product/A6210.aspx#download
If i install the whole package with the genie app the adapter is not recognized, if I install only the driver (standalone package) the genie app does not start and it is impossible to connect to any wifi.
- michaelkenwardAug 24, 2018Guru - Experienced User
supalova wrote:
.... if I install only the driver (standalone package) the genie app does not start and it is impossible to connect to any wifi.You do not need any genies to connect to the wifi. Your PC does that. Look in the network settings.
- supalovaAug 27, 2018Aspirant
Both of you guys are right, but the adapter with the windows built in driver is not working in the 3.0 usb ports
Which is not a big issue but it would nice to have too
As to now I am just using the adapter with the windows driver in the USB 2.0 port