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Name and Assign Devices to User Profiles with Ignite HomeConnect

 Ignite HomeConnectTM makes it easy to name devices and assign them to user profiles for easy WiFi management.

Ignite HomeConnect is available exclusively for Rogers Internet customers with an Ignite WiFi Gateway modem. Not sure if this is your modem? Check under “Internet” on your MyRogers account.

Naming devices

  1. Open Ignite HomeConnect and sign in using your MyRogers username and password. 
  2. Select WiFi to display a list of the devices currently connected to your home WiFi network. The list will also include any device that has connected to your home WiFi in the past 6 months. 
  3. Select the device you want to name.
  4. Select Device details.
  5. Select Edit next to device name and add a name for your device.
  6. Select Edit next to Device type to customize the icon for easy identification.

Assigning a Devices to a User Profiles - By Device

  1. Open Ignite HomeConnect and sign in using your MyRogers username and password.
  2. Select the WiFi tab.
  3. Select the device you want to add to a profile from the list of devices.
  4. Select Assign this Device. You can only assign a device to one profile. If a device is already assigned, you’ll see that profile name here instead.
  5. Select the profile you want to add the device to. You can assign the device to either a custom profile you have created or to one of the two optional profiles already included to help you get started:
    • Household: great for smart home or other devices used by multiple people in the home.
    • Guest: great for managing the devices connected to your home network by visiting friends or family members. Please note that this is not a separate network.
  6. Select Save to save the change. You’ll see the profile that you’ve added the device listed under Assigned To.

Assign a Device to a User Profile – By Profile

  1. Open Ignite HomeConnect and sign in using your MyRogers username and password.
  2. Select WiFi.
  3. Select Manage people. If you haven’t created a profile yet then select Add a person to create one.
  4. Select the profile you want to add a device to then select Assign Device.
  5. Check the box(es) beside the device(s) you want to add to this profile. Only devices that are not already assigned to another profile will be available to be selected
  6. Select Assign devices to save the change.