Operation Manual

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Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Router Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Install the NETGEAR Desktop genie App on a Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Install the NETGEAR Mobile genie Apps on Smartphones and Tablets . . . . . . . . 8
Install the Android Mobile genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Install the iOS Mobile genie App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Manage the Desktop genie App Settings For Windows Computers . . . . . . . . . . 9
Enable or Disable Autostart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Show or Hide Network Connectivity Change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Manage Your Router Locally Using the genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Log In to Your Router Locally Using the Desktop genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Log In to Your Router Locally Using the Android Mobile genie App . . . . . . . 12
Log In to Your Router Using the iOS Mobile genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
View Information About the genie App and the Router . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
View Information about the Windows desktop genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
View Information about the Mac Desktop genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
View Information About the Android Mobile genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
View Information About the iOS Mobile genie App. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 2 Manage Your Internet Connection
Monitor Your Internet Connection Using the Desktop genie App . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Perform a Speed Test Using the Desktop genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Fix an Internet Connection Problem Using the Desktop genie App. . . . . . . . . . 21
Set Up Traffic Meter Locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Set Up the Traffic Meter Locally Using the Desktop genie App. . . . . . . . . . . 22
Set Up the Traffic Meter Locally Using the Android Mobile genie App. . . . . 24
Set Up the Traffic Meter Using the iOS Mobile genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 3 Manage Your WiFi Network
Manage WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Connect to a WiFi Network Using the Desktop genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Specify the Preferred Network Using the Desktop genie App . . . . . . . . . . . 28
View the WiFi Channel Usage in Your Area Using the Desktop genie App . . . . 29
Change the WiFi Channel Using the Desktop genie App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Change the Router WiFi Settings Locally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Change the Router WiFi Settings Using the Desktop genie App . . . . . . . . . . 31
Change the Router WiFi Settings Using the Android Mobile genie App . . . . 32
Change the Router WiFi Settings Using the iOS Mobile genie App . . . . . . . . 33
Export Router WiFi Settings to a USB Device Using the Desktop genie App . . 35