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Can't connect to WN3000RP Extender
My Netgear WN3000RP Extender connects fine to both my Android phone and my laptop, but I cannot connect another Android device to it. I keep getting the message "Authentication problem".
I have entered as the WiFi Password both "password" and the WPS PIN, both shown on the back of the Extender and producing the same authentication problem message.
While I am setting up I have both the Router and the Extender in the same room so there is no range problem. The Android device which I am having trouble with connects perfectly to the Netgear Router but not to its Extender.
The green light on the Extender lights up to indicate that it's connected to my PC when I connect my phone to the Extender but doesn't light up when I'm trying to connect my Android device to it.
For interest, the Android device is a Rikomagic "Mini-PC" running 4.1.1 which can operate as a Media Player connected to a TV but also gives Android functions (apps etc) operable on a TV screen.
How do I get over this authentication problem?
I have entered as the WiFi Password both "password" and the WPS PIN, both shown on the back of the Extender and producing the same authentication problem message.
While I am setting up I have both the Router and the Extender in the same room so there is no range problem. The Android device which I am having trouble with connects perfectly to the Netgear Router but not to its Extender.
The green light on the Extender lights up to indicate that it's connected to my PC when I connect my phone to the Extender but doesn't light up when I'm trying to connect my Android device to it.
For interest, the Android device is a Rikomagic "Mini-PC" running 4.1.1 which can operate as a Media Player connected to a TV but also gives Android functions (apps etc) operable on a TV screen.
How do I get over this authentication problem?
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- I've answered the problem myself.
I merely had to use the password of the primary router - not of the extender.
