Netgear XAVB5602 Powerline PassThru Adapters User Manual - Page 23

Change the Name of a Powerline Device, To name a Powerline device on your Powerline network

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Powerline PassThru Adapter Change the Name of a Powerline Device Powerline devices are identified by their model number and name. NETGEAR genie detects any Powerline devices that are connected to the Powerline network and displays them on the Powerline map. If you did not name the device, no name displays below the model number of the device.  To name a Powerline device on your Powerline network: 1. On the Powerline map, right-click the icon of the device that you want to name. 2. On the pop-up menu that displays, select Device Name. A pop-up screen displays advising you that connectivity will be temporarily lost while the device is being renamed. 3. Click the OK button. The following screen displays: 4. Enter a new name for the Powerline device and click the OK button. Your changes are saved. Using NETGEAR genie 23

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Using NETGEAR genie
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Powerline PassThru Adapter
Change the Name of a Powerline Device
Powerline devices are identified by their model number and name. NETGEAR genie detects
any Powerline devices that are connected to the Powerline network and displays them on the
Powerline map. If you did not name the device, no name displays below the model number of
the device.
To name a Powerline device on your Powerline network:
1.
On the Powerline map, right-click the icon of the device that you want to name.
2.
On the pop-up menu that displays, select
Device Name
.
A pop-up screen displays advising you that connectivity will be temporarily lost while the
device is being renamed.
3.
Click the
OK
button.
The following screen displays:
4.
Enter a new name for the Powerline device and click the
OK
button.
Your changes are saved.