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outdoor satellite
hi - just purchased the RBK752 and I know that the RBS50Y has to be set up in Extender Mode - here is my question - When I go outdoors after the set up, will the satellite seamlessly carry the wifi s...
whats actually happening?
Did you try factory resetting it and then switching it over?
here is a description of what happens -
I plug it in - in the same room as the RBK752 router - push the sync button - push and release the powerbutton - the bottom lights up white then lights up blue - after i see the blue light - i release the sync - both lights are solid rather than pulsing - after i release the sync button, the bottom starts to try to sync to the router. now it is pulsing white - after a while it flashes magenta and stays magenta.
i have reset it a few times.
any suggestions?
After its went solid blue, it needs to be setup. its in extender mode and not orbi mode so it needs to be setup like a standard extender.
So if you do a wireless scan, you should see a netgear_ext name. Connect to that with a pc/laptop and go to www. mywifiext . net
thanks for the help!
after it turns solid blue and i release the sync button, after what seems like a few seconds, it starts flashing white. But i think you're suggesting that it is in Extender mode just before it starts blinking or flashing white?
you hold the sync on power up ontil it pulses white and then blue. Then release
It'll pulse blue for a period while it switches.
Once its solid blue, its in extender mode. Thats when you connect to it to set it up.
If you wait to long it'll go to magenta as its "failed to connect" but if you didn't log into it to set it up, it didn't have anything to connect to.
You should still be able to connect to it for setup while its magenta
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