Netgear R6230 Genie Apps User Manual - Page 171

Router Settings, Router Update

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NETGEAR genie App  To check for firmware updates locally using the desktop genie app for Windows and Mac 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. Click the Router Settings button. The Router Login page displays. 4. In the Login as menu, click At home. 5. Enter the router password. The default password is password. The router user name, which is admin, is automatically entered. 6. Click the OK button. The Wireless Settings page displays. 7. Click the Router Update tab. If you do not see the Router Update tab, use the arrows to display more tabs. 8. Click the Next button. The genie app checks for firmware updates. You see either the message "Current firmware version is the most recent" or a page that shows that a newer firmware version is available. 9. If a newer firmware version is available, click the Next button. 10. Follow the onscreen instructions to download the firmware and update the router. Administration and Troubleshooting 171

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Administration and Troubleshooting
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NETGEAR genie App
To check for firmware updates locally using the desktop genie app for Windows and
Mac 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.
Click the
Router Settings
button.
The Router Login page displays.
4.
In the
Login as
menu, click
At home
.
5.
Enter the router password.
The default password is
password
. The router user name, which is
admin
, is
automatically entered.
6.
Click the
OK
button.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
7.
Click the
Router Update
tab.
If you do not see the
Router Update
tab, use the arrows to display more tabs.
8.
Click the
Next
button.
The genie app checks for firmware updates. You see either the message “Current
firmware version is the most recent” or a page that shows that a newer firmware version
is available.
9.
If a newer firmware version is available, click the
Next
button.
10.
Follow the onscreen instructions to download the firmware and update the router.