My main router is a Netgear CM500 and I'm using a Netgear EX2700 Extender. The issue I'm having is with the extender. In the past, I've been able to log into the dashboard to check firmware, logs, settings, etc. For the life of me, I can't access the extender anymore and have given up. I am hoping someone can help me figure it out. Honestly, I'm comfortable with all things tech, but this is unnecessarily difficult and finicky with connections. I'm about ready to take a hammer to it for mental therapy and buy a new extender (different brand this time) unless Netgear can make this work.

I'm on a Mac computer and have attempted this with Chrome and Safari web browsers. I made sure I was connected to the extender network and not the main Netgear network. I power-cycled the modem and the extender. I also restarted my computer and made sure it was connected to the extender network. I also went into my network advanced settings and renewed the DHCP Lease and restarted my computer. Nothing.

According to the manufacturers instructions, you simply point your browser to (my wifi ext .net) and when I do that, I see a webpage with information on it for Windows/Mac, etc. and it instructs me to go to (my wifi ext .local).

*This forum does not allow me to include the url link to mywifiext, so hopefully you understand the paragraph above.

The request times out every single time and it simply won't connect. Doesn't matter what I do, it won't connect. Please advise!

https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/EX2700/EX2700_UM_EN.pdf

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