How to Connect Honeywell Thermostat to WiFi of Netgear Router

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Honeywell thermostats need no intro today. But, when it comes to connecting a Honeywell Thermostat to a Netgear WiFi router, people end up getting confused. Are you also among those confused users? Have you answered yes? Then, this blog can help you a lot. Here, we have summed up complete instructions explaining how to connect Honeywell Thermostat to WiFi of Netgear router in a few words. Keep reading.

How to Connect Honeywell Thermostat to WiFi Router?

Jotted down below are the instructions that will make you learn how to connect Honeywell thermostat to the WiFi of a Netgear router. Before we begin, we want you to confirm that you have completed the Netgear router setup with the help of correct routerlogin IP.We also recommend you have a look at the Ethernet connections related to your WiFi router. Everything’s perfect? Great! Now, you can shift your focus on learning how to create a connection between Honeywell thermostat and the Netgear router WiFi network. Here’s how:

Note: You can check the label of your Netgear router if you want to know about the default router’s SSID and network key (WiFi password).So, if you have never changed the SSID and WiFi password of your Netgear router, the label can help you out. However, these details will not be able to help you out if you have changed the default values.

Stage 1: Configuring Settings on Thermostat

• Switch on your Honeywell thermostat.
• Look for the Menu option.
• This option can be easily found and is located at second last tab from the right.
• You are now suggested to select the WiFi Setup mode.
• You can do this by pressing the FAN button and the UP arrow.
• Very soon, a set of numbers will appear in front of you.
• Release the button once that happens.
• Press Next, if you have to change the number of the left to 39.
• Press the Down arrow if you want to change the numbers that are located right to Zero.
• Select Done in order to reach the main screen of the thermostat.
• You’re Honeywell thermostat is almost setup now.
• The next step is to power up the computer and access its WiFi settings.
• You are now supposed to locate the network of the thermostat.
• You can easily locate this by the name “NewThermostat”
• Connect to this network.

Stage 2: Connecting Honeywell Thermostat to Router on Computer

• Load the default web browser on your computer now.

Note: Your default web browser may be Chrome or Edge. But, there’s one thing that you need to remember. The web browser version you are using to connect Honeywell thermostat to the WiFi of Netgear router must be the latest one. In addition, you need to make sure that the browser is free of all kinds of cache.

• The WiFi setup page of the Honeywell thermostat will automatically appear since you have connected your computer to the same network.
• If the page doesn’t show up, we recommend you access the 192.168.1.1 IP.

• After that, it is suggested to choose the home network.
• The home network should be the one that belongs to your Netgear router.
• You are now required to input the network key a.k.a. the WiFi password of your router.
• Enter the password without any error and tap Connect.
• You should now move to your Honeywell thermostat and check its screen.
• The “Connection Success” message is a sign that you’ve completed the process.

Here ends the instructions explaining how to connect Honeywell thermostat to WiFi of a Netgear router. Since the connection process is complete and you have confirmed the same by seeing a message on the thermostat’s screen. The signal strength will also be displayed there. If it is weak, you are required to bring your devices a little closer. And yes, do take care of the WiFi interference creating factors.

Just to be 100% sure that you have connected your Honeywell thermostat to the WiFi network of your Netgear router, you are suggested to access the routerlogin.net setup URL and check the list of devices connected to the router’s network. If the Honeywell thermostat shows up there, you’ve achieved success. And one more thing to say, the aforementioned steps can be used if you want to connect your Honeywell thermostat to Netgear_ext i.e. the default network broadcasted by a Netgear range extender.

The Bottom Lines

No matter whether you want to install one Honeywell thermostat or many, the instructions we’ve discussed here will remain the same. Just be very sure that all the thermostats are located in the range of your Netgear router. And with that, we are now wrapping up the guide explaining how to connect Honeywell thermostat to WiFi of Netgear router. We hope that you’ll reap the benefits of this marvelous connection.