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Hosspistal
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Nov 30, 2023

Netgear Wireless AC Adapter AC600 - Need help installing

I bought Netgear Wireless AC Adapter AC600 dual band for my bedroom computer to connect to my living room computer's wifi router. The man where I bought it said just plug it in and it will connect automatically. Did not.  I need help installing it please.

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    michaelkenward
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    Dec 01, 2023
    Hosspistal wrote:

    I bought Netgear Wireless AC Adapter AC600 dual band for my bedroom computer to connect to my living room computer's wifi router.

    Which one?

     

    AC600 is not a reliable guide to model number. Many devices come with an AC tag, but it is essentially a label that Netgear, and other brands, attach to hardware to describe wifi speeds.

     

    Look at the label on the device for the model number.

     

    Is that the A6100 USB adapter?

     

    Visit the support pages:

    Support | NETGEAR

    Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.

    Look for the model number on the label on the device.

    That page will also have any software, firmware and drivers for your device, if they exist.

     

    Begin with the Quick Start/Installation Guide.

    The man where I bought it said just plug it in and it will connect automatically.

    What happened when you plugged it in?

     

    If Windows does not automatically install drivers for your PC, then you may have to install Netgear's. They are in that section.