This device needs firmware upgrade to be able to use the app. It has seemed impossible to do. It works, but cannot be up to date and useful without the upgrade.
Response from netgear.comBy NETGEAR Team, February 19, 2024
Hi
Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback and we want you to know that your experience is important to us. We are sorry to hear that you had a difficult experience with your product. The Nighthawk App is compatible to use with your C7000 device firmware v1.03.01 or later. For more information as well as a table of available firmware updates per NETGEAR Cable Modem device and their ISP, please visit these resources: https://kb.netgear.com/000055505/Which-products-support-the-NETGEAR-Nighthawk-app, and also: https://kb.netgear.com/000036375/What-is-the-latest-firmware-version-of-my-NETGEAR-cable-modem-or-modem-router.
If you need further assistance, you can visit https://my.netgear.com/support/contact.aspx to register your product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR support resources.
After eyeing this router for over a year and a half, I finally just had to go buy it and wholey smokes! I’m so glad I did. Super easy and fast setup, I also downloaded the netgear nighthawk app then signed in as admin and now I can monitor ever aspect of my network. 5 out of 5 stars from me.