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EAX14 Extender Router LED Red but connected
I just bought a new extender, one stated to be used for mesh systems. Ever since we got our mesh system, the signal I was pulling to my room outside the house with my Wi-Fi extender would drop or get ...
Thought I said it right there in the title EAX14. Maybe I’m wrong. It only came with an insert saying that was the Router Link LED which I’m assuming means the link from the extender to router.
1. what router do you have?
2. how far from the router is the extender?
3. What is the home materials made from?
4. how many walls/much materials between the router and the extender are there?
5. if you log into the extender, there's a status page that shows the connection back to the router. Get a screen snip of that and post it back here.
The router link led usually indicates a poor connection back to the router. So its investigating why its link is poor. Whether its home size, materials, whats blocking it, interference, etc.