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AC1900 Nighthawk WIFI Mesh extender EX7000 --shows as open network
We have had this extender for 3 months. It extended a two-bend router with no trouble. Recently, after a reset, the extender showed on my lists of available networks as an unsecured/open network. I upgraded software. I went to the settings and saw that the extender was protected with a password. I did smart connection/set up and saw that the the password from the two bends of the router serve as a password for the extender. Yet, when I look at available networks, Netgear_ext still shows as open/unprotected. What to do?
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do you live around anyone else that might have an extender? Its the default ssid.
If yours is setup and when you log into it and can check the ssid/broadcast, then it might not be yours.
