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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.
Torposaurus
Oct 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