Change The Name Of A Powerline Device - NETGEAR XAV6501 User Manual

Change the Name of a Powerline Device

Powerline devices are identified by their model number and name. NETGEAR genie detects
any Powerline devices that are connected to the Powerline network and displays them on the
Powerline map. If you did not name the device, no name displays below the model number of
the device.
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To name a Powerline device on your Powerline network:
1. On the Powerline map, right-click the icon of the device that you want to name.
2. On the pop-up menu that displays, select Device Name.
A pop-up screen displays advising you that connectivity will be temporarily lost while the
device is being renamed.
3. Click the OK button.
The following screen displays:
4. Enter a new name for the Powerline device and click the OK button.
Your changes are saved.
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