People opt to configure Netgear wireless routers in their houses to get the maximum internet speed from their existing WiFi network. Apart from this, installing a router also provides them the ability to connect numerous client devices at the same time. However, it has been noticed that users are facing a weird problem with their WiFi routers. Especially those who have used the Netgear Nighthawk app for the WiFi router’s configuration. They state that their Netgear router is not configured properly.
Are you also standing in the queue of such users? Well, that’s unfortunate! But, the good thing is that every problem has a solution and it resides within the problem itself. Here, in this post, we will try to make you familiar with the technique that will help you understand what to do if your WiFi router isn’t configured correctly. Read on.
Solution: Netgear Router Not Configured Correctly
The only solution you are left with when the router fails to configure correctly is the reset and reconfiguration process. It means the process needs to be carried out in two stages. The first one requires you to restore the wireless router to the default factory mode whereas the second stage involves the reconfiguration of the router. Follow the instructions given below to carry out the troubleshooting process:
Stage 1: Reset the Router
Resetting the router will wipe out all the customized settings including SSID, network key, admin password, the existing firmware version, the wireless security standards, and so on. The steps highlighted below will make you acquainted with the process of resetting the router:
- First of all, disconnect your WiFi router from the modem.
- The next step is to locate the Reset hole on the router.
- It is generally present at the back panel.
- Grab a sharp object.
- Insert the tip of that object in the Reset hole and press the button present inside it.
- You are required to keep the button pressed for 15-30 seconds.
- Once you release the button, your router will reset.
Now that your router has been reset, you’ve got a chance to reconfigure it. Thus, you are required to give a shot at the instructions mentioned in the next section to learn how to reconfigure the router. Although we have mentioned the instructions to carry out the process via routerlogin.net, you always have the option of using the Nighthawk mobile application.
Stage 2: Reconfigure the Router
The reconfiguration of the router via the router login web URL requires you to use an internet browser. Therefore, make sure that your computer has an updated one installed on it. Here are the steps that you are required to follow to reconfigure your router:
- Unplug your modem from its respective wall socket and keep it idle for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, get hold of a network cable and use it for joining the LAN and Internet ports of your modem and WiFi router respectively.
- Now, power up the modem after re-plugging it.
- The next step is to switch on the router.
- Once done, open the WiFi utility on the computer and connect it to the router’s WiFi network.
- For the default SSID and network key, consider checking the label of the router.
- As soon as your computer gets connected to the router’s network, load an internet browser.
- Into the address field, input routerlogin.net, and agree to the terms and conditions.
- Once your router detects an internet connection, choose whether you want to set it up in the Router or AP mode.
- Also, choose whether you need Genie’s help for the reconfiguration process.
- Thereafter, assign an admin password and answer the security questions.
- Skip the Firmware Update part for now.
- Register your product by creating a Netgear account.
- You will see the BASIC Home screen of the router at last.
Your router has been reconfigured now! It means you are all set to resume your networking experience by connecting your client devices to its WiFi network. So, what are you waiting for? Do the honors right away!
The Concluding Thought
From the information given in the blog, it is very clear that the router needs to be restored to the default factory mode if you configure it incorrectly. Also, you have to reconfigure it. Now, we hope that you have gotten rid of the problem and are having a wonderful online experience via the router’s WiFi network.