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Netassist
Aspirant
Dec 02, 2020

AX1800

Hello,    I am unable to connect my AX1800 EAX1500 wifi mesh extender. I am not able to find the network for NETGEAR_EXT. I am trying to extend my night hawk RAX80 router.
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 03, 2020

did you set it up using the wps method of setup? 

If so, this installs it in mesh mode. meaning it uses the same ssid as the router and lets devices roam between router---extender based on their own roaming protocol. 

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    Netassist
    Aspirant
    Dec 03, 2020
    Thanks. I will try that. The RAX80 finally found the extender and the app was able to install it once the netgear_ext network was connected. It took 4 resets on the extender to finally show up not hidden to the RAX80. Not sure why. I never used the WPS before so I didn’t try it. Maybe next time if I have to reset it. Do you push the WPS on the router first? Is it secure?