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I'm trying to rename my PTV3000 adapter. I have access to both Win7 and Win10 laptops. I've searched online without success. The User Manual has some steps but they seem to be outdated. Can anyone help? Thanks.
To answer your questions: 1) The laptop is connecting wirelessly; 2) the SSID is Push2TV; 3) the adapter name is Push2TV 5279FE. Also, yes, I had retrieved the manual. It turns out that the problem I was having is that I was using my Win10 laptop to try to change the adapter name. The laptop had Miracast installed but not Intel's WiDi, which Intel stopped supporting in 2016. The PTV3000 User Manual was written assuming that WiDi software was installed. I went to my older Win7 laptop that did have WiDi installed and was able to change my adapter's name using the steps on page 33 of the User Manual to "Update the Software." Even though I did not need to update my PTV3000 software, the steps gave me access to a Settings page that did enable me to change the adapter's name.
Not sure that I follow what you mean by "rename". Take us back to the issue you are trying to fix rather than your thinking on how you need to fix it. Rename why?
and feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
You have posted your message in the section of this community given over to Home WiFi Adapters and Powerline. (This is easily done, given Netgear's impenetrable community structure.)
You might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers about your hardware, in the appropriate section for your device. That's probably here:
Thanks for your prompt reply. My PTV3000 currently shows up on my laptop as "Push2TV 5279FE." I would like to change it to "Audio Room."
Also, thanks for your tip about posting in a different section, namely, "Wireless Display Adapter - NETGEAR Communities." You were right about Netgear's "impenetrable community structure." I was misled into selecting "Home WiFi Adapters and Powerline." If I don't get a satisfactory answer in this section, I'll re-post in the Wireless Display Adapter section. By the way, when I just tried your link (https://community.netgear.com/t5/Wireless-Display-Adapter/bd-p/home-wireless-display-adapters), the page that appeared said "Access Denied." Any suggestions about how to get around that? Thanks again.
To answer your questions: 1) The laptop is connecting wirelessly; 2) the SSID is Push2TV; 3) the adapter name is Push2TV 5279FE. Also, yes, I had retrieved the manual. It turns out that the problem I was having is that I was using my Win10 laptop to try to change the adapter name. The laptop had Miracast installed but not Intel's WiDi, which Intel stopped supporting in 2016. The PTV3000 User Manual was written assuming that WiDi software was installed. I went to my older Win7 laptop that did have WiDi installed and was able to change my adapter's name using the steps on page 33 of the User Manual to "Update the Software." Even though I did not need to update my PTV3000 software, the steps gave me access to a Settings page that did enable me to change the adapter's name.
It turns out that the problem I was having is that I was using my Win10 laptop to try to change the adapter name.
Ah, the dreaded "death by Windows 10" syndrome. Lots of stuff gets stranded by that, especially kit that the maker consider EOL, even though it works just fine for many people. (Wanna buy an Olympus footswitch?)
I fear that the user base for the PTV3000 is tiny, with no one active here who understand it.
