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oddbod78
Aspirant
Dec 25, 2018

can't set up wifi extender!

Hi, we recently bought a AC1200 dual band wifi range extender for our sons bedroom at the top of our house but can't get it set up.. it won't work via WPS connection or through the www.mywifiext.net ...
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srpledger
Aspirant
Dec 25, 2018
oddbod78 wrote:

Hi, we recently bought a AC1200 dual band wifi range extender for our sons bedroom at the top of our house but can't get it set up.. it won't work via WPS connection or through the www.mywifiext.net address instructios either!! any help would be greatly appreciated.. thanks

I don't have an ethernet cable to connect the extender to the the router, how do I proceed?

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    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 26, 2018
    srpledger wrote:

    I don't have an ethernet cable to connect the extender to the the router, how do I proceed?

    Reset the extender and join the NETGEAR_EXT wifi network.  After you connect to it, browse to www.mywifiext.net and follow the setup instructions.