#NETGEAR GENIE FOR WINDOWS LAPTOP INSTALL#

Likely not, unless you want to use a name rather than an IP address to access the laptop (e.g. the laptop) otherwise, the router may simply ignore those requests. a phone) need to be routed to the correct computer (e.g. That is, requests for port 9002 that come from another device on the network (e.g. Windows firewall).īe aware that you may need to port forward 9002 to the local IP address of the laptop in the router.

#NETGEAR GENIE FOR WINDOWS LAPTOP INSTALL#

I have upgraded to Windows 10 but when I try to install (from Google Play) Genie or Nighthawk - WIFI router App, it says that both are installed on my phone (which is correct). This could be a firewall on the router or on the laptop itself (e.g. I have D7000 Nighthawk and was using the Genie App on my Windows 7 laptop and android phone. You should make sure there are no firewalls between the phone(s) and the application. your phone browser access to the laptop and whatever app it's running. The router is what actually connects your phone and laptop, allowing e.g. The Netgear Genie app provides an easy interface for users to manage and. The wnda4100 is looking for the signal from a Netgear booster, which gets the signal wirelessly from a Nighthawk access point which is wired to a TP-LINK router, but the 4100 adapter can use that signal when its connected to my laptop, so the. Wi-Fi needs to be available on the router, at least to for the phones to connect to. Netgear Genie App: This method is for users who do not have a computer or laptop. Im sending this from my laptop, and its connected to the same network the adapter is looking for. Supplementing the existing answer to this question:

Netgear genie for windows laptop