Getting Started

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Install the NETGEAR genie App

The genie app is the easy dashboard for managing, monitoring, and repairing your home

network.

•

Stay connected. genie app can automatically repair common wireless network problems.

•

The genie app gives you easy access to router features like Live Parental Controls, guest

access, broadband usage meter, speed test, AirPrint compatibility, and more.

•

You can use the network map to see all devices on your home network.

The genie app works with many NETGEAR routers. (You can see the list of compatible routers at

www.NETGEAR.com/genie

.) To manage your router settings with the genie app, you might need

to update to new router firmware when it is available.



To download the free genie app:

1.

Go to this page at the NETGEAR website:

www.NETGEAR.com/genie

2.

Click the

Download

button.

When you download and install the genie app, it starts automatically. If you want to use genie

app later, click the icon on your desktop or in the Windows taskbar.

If you do not want genie to automatically start when the PC reboots, you can right-click the

icon, select

Settings

, then clear the

Enable Autostart

check box.



To use genie app to manage a router:

1.

Connect a computer to your NETGEAR router with an Ethernet cable (wired) or

wirelessly.

2.

Click the genie app icon

on your desktop. The genie app screen displays. See

Chapter

3, NETGEAR genie App

.

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2.

NETGEAR genie Mobile App

This chapter contains the following sections:

•

Connect to Your Home Network with your Phone or iPad

•

NETGEAR genie Mobile App Dashboard (Home Screen)

•

Information Icon

•

Wireless Settings

•

Guest Access

•

Network Map

•

Parental Controls

•

Traffic Meter

•

My Media

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Connect to Your Home Network with your Phone or iPad

To use the genie mobile app you need to do the following:

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Use your phone or iPad to join your home network using Wi-Fi.

•

Log in to your NETGEAR router.



To join your wireless network and log in from your phone or iPad:

1.

With the app you use to manage your wireless connections, locate your home network

and join it.

2.

Launch the genie mobile app and tap

Login

.

The router user name is admin.

3.

Enter the router password.

Android Router Login screen

iPhone Router Login screen

The router’s default password is

password

, though you probably changed it to a more

secure password when you installed the router. The router password is case-sensitive.

4.

Tap

OK

for an Android phone or

Login

for an iPhone or iPad.

The genie mobile app dashboard screen displays. This screen is described in the

following section.

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NETGEAR genie Mobile App Dashboard (Home Screen)

Note:

To use the genie mobile app, you have to use Wi-Fi to connect to

your home network and then log in to the router.

When you launch the genie mobile app, it displays the dashboard screen.

Log in to the router

Information about

genie mobile app

Phone status

Search NETGEAR

support

and the connected

router

Figure 1. genie mobile app dashboard

You can tap any of the six sections of the dashboard to navigate.

•

Wireless Settings

. View or change the wireless settings for your router. See

Wireless

Settings

on page

11.

•

Guest Access

. View or set up wireless guest access to your home network. See

Guest

Access

on page

12.

•

Network Map

. View network devices connected to your network. See

Network Map

on

page

13.

•

Parental Controls

. Manage Parental Controls to protect devices in your network from

inappropriate content. See

Parental Controls

on page

14.

•

Traffic Meter

. View the Internet traffic or change the traffic meter setting on your home

network. See

Traffic Meter

on page

15.

•

My Media

. Play media or share it between your mobile device and other devices on your

home network. See

My Media

on page

16.

The menu selections are described in more detail in the following sections.

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Information Icon

You can view information about the genie mobile app and your router. Select the

Information

icon to display the following screen:

Android phone

iPhone

Tapping the License button displays the end user license agreement (EULA).