How to Set Up Netgear Guest Network on Nighthawk Router?

This article dissucess Netgear Guest Network on Nighthawk Router as a pretty desirable solution that can provide internet access to all the guests visiting your home or office without having any requirement of asking them for your primary wireless network password. 

 In this regard, it is worth mentioning that you can freely draw references from this quick guide as it aims to prescribe a couple of ways that can help you establish a Netgear Guest Network on Nighthawk Router in no time.

The Possible Options for Setting-up Guest Network on Netgear Nighthawk Router

Option 1 - You can simply establish wireless connectivity in Guest Mode under the 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi band.

Option 2 - The attempt to set up Netgear Guest Network on Nighthawk Router can also be caused to materialize in the 5 GHz Wi-Fi Channel mode.

Steps for Setting up Netgear Guest Network on Nighthawk Router

Step 1 - Simply begin by opening one of the updated internet browsers either on your computer or on your mobile device.

Step 2 - Continue by punching in the “http://www.routerlogin.net” URL in the address bar followed by pressing the Enter button.

Step 3 - As soon as the page of the Netgear Login Window is displayed you just have to enter the username and password of your Netgear Nighthawk router in a bid to take forward the process of setting up Netgear Guest Network on Nighthawk Router.

Step 4 - Now when the basic home page gets displayed just resume by selecting the Guest Network option.

Step 5 - Here you can go to the 2.5 GHz or the 5 GHz section of the screen to facilitate setting up Netgear Guest Network on Nighthawk Router as per your wish.

Step 6 - Please note that “NETGEAR-Guest” is meant for the 2.4 GHz band and “NETGEAR-5G-Guest” is made available for the 5 GHz band. At this stage, just make sure that the “Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox is selected.

Step 7 - It also is pretty noteworthy that enabling the Nighthawk Wi-Fi router to broadcast its network name (SSID) makes it a lot easy for the guest to access the internet after finding and connecting to the guest network. Hence, erase this checkbox to create a hidden network and resume assigning this a network name that guests can access anytime.

Step 8 - You should also take note of the guest network-setting requirement that its name should be in capital letters and that the same can be 32 characters at max.

Step 9 - Now don’t forget to set up Wi-Fi-enabled devices in your network manually to provide scope to guests to access the guest network. This activity would additionally allow the main SSID to be used seamlessly.

Step 10 - You also have to select a security protocol or standard that is available in the form of WPA2 as the most sophisticated security option. In this regard please note that WPA2 is the default setting which can be implemented and saved by pressing the “Apply” button.

Step 11 - One interesting and optional feature is that you can opt for the “Share Wi-Fi with QR Code” option along with setting a time limit to allow the guest network to remain active in a given time slot during the day.