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Update/Refresh Netgear Genie Program
PLEASE update the Genie program. It is so slow, clunky, outdated, and ugly. It's really pathetic, especially in the vain of more expensive hardware. The user experience does not match the price. It's like buying a Mercedes but the seats are made of cheap cloth. If I spend hundreds of dollars on a top of the line product, I expect the software to be excellent. Other companies have much better software. Catch up.Bandwidth monitoring by device
I am hoping to find a router that can offer this. This an example of what I would like to see: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-howto/32970-how-to-choose-the-best-router-qos -- particularly the screenshots entitled "NETGEAR Dynamic QoS devices view": and "NETGEAR Dynamic QoS bandwidth use over time": I asked this of two different support technicians from NETGEAR. The one I spoke to yesteday said that the R6400 and R7000 and all higher model numbers offer this. So, I went out and purchased the R6400 and set it up, but I can't figure out how to get this information from Genie. So I spoke to another support technician from NETGEAR today, and he informed me that no NETGEAR products offer this feature. Does anyone know if this is true? Is this really not available built-in to any NETGEAR router?
Netgear Genie - Network Map
The network map needs more work. The current version assumes that your primary network adapter is the subnet you want to scan. That is not always the case. We need an option to specify the subnet to scan for devices. In reality it should be reading the ARP and DHCP table from the main internet router and the application should not be scanning the network. It would also be nice if the device master list was actually stored on the router its self. Each individual Genie apps seems to be generating its own list. The network map seems to have a limit on the number of devices. I have about 55-60 IPed devices in my house and I can only see about 30 at a time. Hello Netgear its the IoT age and everything is on WiFi now... I love that parental controls and network map now allow device by device profiles settings. However, given the limitations to the network map feature above its hard to control every device, from every Genie application and from remote locations.Time Schedule and Parental Controls
I am trying out the Nighthawk router and I am comparing its features to Linksys and Asus routers. The router has the latest firmware version. I have a few questions about using the Nighthawk router. I am, more less, confused about some of the features such as time scheduling and blocking sites. Also, I don't understand the purpose of OpenDNS if I can block most sites on the router itself. I am sure that OpenDNS does a better job at blocking sites and categories. 1. How do I block a site such as Facebook on individual device? I don't want to block it from other family members. I have tried both OpenDNS and blocking the site on the router itself from preventing both an iPod and Macbook from accessing Facebook. Both the iPod and laptop let Facebook come up. I have tried to block Youtube on the router and OpenDNS with the same result. I can, still, access the site on my iPod and laptop. 2. How do I set a time schedule on individual devices? I don't want to turn off or disable the wireless to go off at a specific time, I just want to block a device from accessing the internet at specific times like 8pm to 9am. 3. Do I use the Netgear Genie to access the router from outside my home? I like using my work computer to login to my home router to change settings and so on. I like the Nighthawk router but I need to work through some of these issues such as time scheduling and being able to block sites to individual devices. Perhaps, someone can offer some suggestion on what I am doing wrong and explain some things.
Genie Problem
This may be the wrong place to discuss the Genie product but I would appreciate some help. Using Windows 8.1 through the Netgear D6200 to the Apple Airplay Express. The music drops are annoying and I have found that the problem may be exacerbated by the Genie software. On the Windows page "devices and printers" there is an item "Genie Media Servers" and if I close out the system and then restart there will be two or "Genie Media Servers" and then three. The more replications of the Genie Media Servers icon the more the problem exist. When I delete all but one of the Genie Media Servers the system works fairly well. What is this function and how does one control it? Am I the first to have this problem? Tom F
