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Torposaurus
Oct 05, 2025Aspirant
Can't find NETGEAR_EXT
I have a NETGEAR AX1800 Mesh extender, Model: EAX15 I have previously used it in a different apartment without issue, but now when trying to install it in a new home, it wont provide the NETGEAR_...
plemans
Oct 06, 2025Guru - Experienced User
IF you push wps on it and the router, can you log into the router and see if it connected?
The mesh extenders user the same ssid/password as the router in default and wps mode. So it'd be interesting to see if its connecting and you're just not realizing it.
- TorposaurusOct 11, 2025Aspirant
tested this now, but it doesn’t show up when I log into the router either. Could it be that the WPS button is just broken on my device? I feel like the other methods should work if that was the case