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Brother Printer cannot see NETGEAR Nighthawk X4 AC2200
I have a Brother MFC-J6920DW printer that is setup wirelessly at home. When setting up a connection to wireless networks, it can see the primary home network (AT&T uverse) but it does not detect the...
Hello CollieMom
It could be that the printer can only see 2.4ghz networks and the extender is running a 5ghz network.
Darrenm
Hello CollieMom
Is the SSID set to a different name than the main routers?
DarrenM
The SSID for the extender has the same name as the main router with "_5GEXT" appended at the end. It was setup to extend the existing network and inherit all the same settings, including the password.
Hello CollieMom
It could be that the printer can only see 2.4ghz networks and the extender is running a 5ghz network.
Darrenm
DarrenM, thank you so much, you are correct! I reset the Netgear so that it repeats at both the 2.4 and the 5 GHz. The printer can now see the "_2GEXT" network and connect to it. I am now able to print documents on the Brother whether my laptop is connected to the _2GEXT network, the _5GEXT network, or the original router network.