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EAX80 - Cannot Access Settings
Man oh man, I have so many issues with my EAX80 / AX6000 Nighthawk Mesh Extender: 1. http://mywifiext.local/ loads, but clicking on the button "New Extender Setup" does nothing on Firefox, Chrome, o...
Of course in trying different things, I did manage to just get a change. Despite having wireless turned off and being plugged directly into the Extender, if I go to the mywifiext URL, instead of 192.168.1.250, I get "You are not connected to your extender's WiFi network."
See attached screenshot. I then tried to turn wireless on and reconnect, but same issue.
To summarize, here's what my pronlem is:
My devices all connect to the extender, not to the main router, even when the signal is stronger/better from the main router. This means that my devices will prefer a 2 bar signal from the extender instead of max from the router. This occurs even if I turn wifi off and on again on the device.
Ideas to fix:
1. Upgrade firmware of extender (but that's impossible for me to do so).
2. Upgrade router (DONE - I upgraded from X4S to X6S and it didn't help).
My devices all connect to the extender, not to the main router, even when the signal is stronger/better from the main router. This means that my devices will prefer a 2 bar signal from the extender instead of max from the router. This occurs even if I turn wifi off and on again on the device.
Ideas to fix:
1. Upgrade firmware of extender (but that's impossible for me to do so).
2. Upgrade router (DONE - I upgraded from X4S to X6S and it didn't help).