Hi! I bought my router back in 2019 and used it for about two months and haven’t used it since. Now I wanna use in my new apartment but can’t get it to connect to my phone despite all the symbols being green. I’ve restarted the router several times and I still can’t get it to connect to my phone. I have an iPhone xs and I’ve tried to enable local network access but the app can’t be seen in the WiFi-privacy settings, so I can’t manually enable it. It’s been driving me crazy and I don’t know what else to do, can someone please help me??
I have an iPhone xs and I’ve tried to enable local network access but the app can’t be seen in the WiFi-privacy settings, so I can’t manually enable it.
Are you trying to use the Nighthawk App to set up your router? It can be a lot easier of you do that with a web browser and the graphical user interface (GUI) and a wired connection from a PC to the router.
Thanks for the info! I’ve tried to find the feature where I can enable it manually according to the manual you linked but my phone can’t find the router and the wifiname isn’t in the list of wifis so I can’t manually enable the private IP-address. And I don’t have the ability to do it through my computer so I have to do it through the app. Do you think it matters I’ve set it up once before or is my phone the only issue?
What modem/ONT/gateway sits between your R6020 router and the internet?
Does it also produce wifi?
@Elliesne wrote: Thanks for the info! I’ve tried to find the feature where I can enable it manually according to the manual you linked
Do you have a PC? Can you plug it into the router?
Did you find the section in the manual?
Manually Set Up the Internet Connection
my phone can’t find the router and the wifiname isn’t in the list of wifis so I can’t manually enable the private IP-address.
I don't understand that. What is this private IP-address? You don't need to do that to connect your router to the Internet through a modem.
Did you read the link to the iOS information?
This has nothing to do with its IP address.
The router has a label on the back with the default SSID and password for the wifi. It if then down to your mobile to connect to that. If it can't, then you have a problem with your mobile device, not the router.
One thing you can try if you can't see the wifi is to reset the router.
Just an FYI, the R6020 isn't gigabit-capable. Its on fast ethernet so 10/100mbps capable. If your apartment has faster speeds, it'll bottleneck you. Its a super basic router and family ancient.
Just an FYI, the R6020 isn't gigabit-capable. Its on fast ethernet so 10/100mbps capable. If your apartment has faster speeds, it'll bottleneck you. Its a super basic router and family ancient.
I wasn't going to bring that up until @Elliesne had worked out how to connect the thing.
The puzzle is that Netgear sold something like that as recently as 2017.
Anyone with an Internet connection faster than 100 Mbps is wasting money with that thing.
@michaelkenward Not sure if its netgear still selling it or old stock sitting on shelves. I've found some pretty old devices still selling for top dollar in my area. A bit scary to someone WILL buy it and then complain that its generations out of date.
