Netgear AC1600-WiFi Genie Apps User Manual - Page 94

Register Your Router with your Remote Access genie Account

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NETGEAR genie App Register Your Router with your Remote Access genie Account After you create a remote access account, you need to register your router with your account. Your router must support remote access with the genie app. To determine if your NETGEAR router supports remote access with the genie app, see the product data sheet for your router. You can get the product data sheet online at http://downloadcenter.netgear.com. Register Your Router Using the Windows Desktop genie App  To register your router with your remote access genie account using the desktop genie app for Windows computers: 1. Connect your computer to the router's network with WiFi or a wired Ethernet connection. 2. Launch the genie app . The Home page displays. 3. Select Router Settings. The Router Login page displays. 4. If you already logged into the router, select the Wireless Settings tab and click the Logout button. The Router Login page displays. 5. From the Login as menu, select Remote Access. 6. Enter your remote access account email and password and click the OK button. If you do not have a remote access account, see Create a Remote Access Account Using the Windows Desktop genie App on page 90. Remotely Access Your Router 94

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Remotely Access Your Router
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NETGEAR genie App
Register Your Router with your Remote Access genie
Account
After you create a remote access account, you need to register your router with your account.
Your router must support remote access with the genie app. To determine if your NETGEAR
router supports remote access with the genie app, see the product data sheet for your router.
You can get the product data sheet online at
.
Register Your Router Using the Windows Desktop genie App
To register your router with your remote access genie account using the desktop
genie app for Windows computers:
1.
Connect your computer to the router’s network with WiFi or a wired Ethernet connection.
2.
Launch the genie app
.
The Home page displays.
3.
Select
Router Settings
.
The Router Login page displays.
4.
If you already logged into the router, select the
Wireless Settings
tab and click the
Logout
button.
The Router Login page displays.
5.
From the
Login as
menu, select
Remote Access
.
6.
Enter your remote access account email and password and click the
OK
button.
If you do not have a remote access account, see
Create a Remote Access Account Using
the Windows Desktop genie App
on page
90.