Are you all done with the installation process of your Netgear router? If so, then the very next step you need to consider is to set up a guest network on your WiFi device.
Creating a guest network on your router will help you avoid sharing your primary WiFi network’s password with every other person. Also, if you are a favorite among your near and dear ones, and guests would be asking you for your WiFi password, there would be no chance you get their criticism due to denying their request for WiFi access. Thus, without any more ado, follow the steps given below and learn to set up a Guest Network account on your Netgear WiFi router. Let’s get started.
Steps to Create Guest Network on Netgear WiFi Router
- Make sure your WiFi router is connected to the modem or the internet source in a proper manner. Also, confirm if your router is getting an adequate power supply.
- Once done, launch a web browser on your computer. Keep in mind to get access to the system that is not carrying any virus or malicious content.
Quick Tip: Although you can make use of any web browser, however, bear in mind to use the one that is running on its latest version and is free of browsing cache and cookies.
- Type the default web address of your Netgear router into the address field and press the Enter key on your device. If the default web address is not working, use default IP address as an alternate.
- Completion of this step will take you to the router login Netgear page.
- If you have changed the login details of your device, then type the changed username and password into their respective fields. Else, use the default login credentials to get the Netgear router login success.
- Hit Login to access the Netgear Genie setup wizard. This is basically the dashboard of your Netgear router. From here, you can make changes to various settings of your WiFi device without any hassle.
- Now, navigate to Settings and select the Guest Network option.
- If your Netgear router is supporting both 2.5 and 5 GHz bands, then set up Guest Network for the band of your choice.
- While creating the Guest Network on your Netgear router, make sure that the SSID Broadcast feature is enabled. This will help your router to show its SSID (network name) and make it easier for your guests to get connected to your WiFi network. If the option is disabled, no one will be able to see the network name of your WiFi.
- Now is the time to give your Guest Network Account a name. So, do the same.
- While setting a name for your account, keep in mind that it can be up to 32 characters.
- Thereafter, you will be asked to manually configure the devices within the range of your network to get access to your Guest Network account.
- Also, you might need to select a security question for completing the overall process.
- As soon as you are done with executing all the steps listed above, click Save and let the changes made by you on your device come into effect.
- This is all about how to set up a Guest Network on a Netgear router.
- Now, log out of your router and try to perform Netgear router login using the Netgear Guest network account details to see if you have got success with the process of setting up a Guest Network account on your WiFi router or not.
Able to access the internet on your connected device? Great! You are all done! You can now stream videos, play games, or surf the internet without any lag.
Wrapping Up
Here ends our guide on creating a Guest Network account on a Netgear WiFi router. We have given steps for the manual method in the write-up. If you want to execute the process using the Nighthawk app, then simply download it on your mobile device.
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