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Connectivity Nighthawk EX 7300
My extender will not accept the network security key when I am attempting to connect my laptop. When I address the available channels on the drop down menu I see" Netgear 54" and not "Netgear ext" t...
Newer Netgear devices come with randomly generated default SSIDs - both the default SSID and PSK (wireless/network security key) are printed on the label. Doubt somewhat that there is a space in the default SSID. Before it was e.g. NETGEAR_EXT ... this is what is in the curent extender user manuals, too. You might want to factory reset your extender in case it was connected/linked to another network, and restart the config from scratch.
Thanks Scumaku,
You will need to treat me as dim.Are you saying that I can enter the PKS printed on the Nighthawk label or that no action is necessary as the extender already recognises my laptop and has chosed to designate the wifi channel as Netgear 54?
If this extender was used before on another network, or you have used the WPS button process to connect extender and router, the extender might have taken over the network name from the router. If this "Netgear 54" does make no sense to you, and it isn't the network name printed on the device label, do a factory reset and don't break your head about it.