But this is only if you want to use the 'smart' part (streaming apps) of the Vizio TV, right? If the TV forced me to log in just to watch TV, then it is going back to the store. I've learned from my last Vizio purchase to just not connect it to the network at all.
I had a similar issue recently where I reserved a different IP address for a device in DHCP settings but the router didn't force it on the device. I can't remember now exactly what I did, but I spent a good bit of time trying to get the device on the new address. I think it had to do with the...
Right. Take some pics of each page of the old one to ease configuring the new one. I also learned to copy/paste certain data and keep in a text file for such events.
Android Wi-Fi scanning apps require location permissions to do most things or give full info. So annoying. I think Windows is 'maturing' to be like other OS-es with app permissions. However, I too, think it is (or should be) bogus.