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EX1600 Extender pushing out incorrect IP for network
Following troubleshooting attempted so far: restore to factory settings, ensure no other wifi booster/extenders etc operating, situated extender next to router (192.168.0.1), cleared router tables of all unused connections, carried out installation following default IP address, SSID and passwords etc, all working fine before and immediatley after re-siting the extender. Next day the the 'ext' networks (both 2.4 and 5Ghz) are pushing IP addreses on a different network (192.168.1.1). I successfully logged into the extender (192.168.0.134) and all appeared to be normal. Rebooting extender works but at some point the same problem returns - now very confused.
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What color is the router led when it fails?
The extenders only issue addresses by DHCP while it's not configured and associated successfully to a "master" WiFi router or the mesh.. This is required for the initial set-up as well and to allow a management access if the connection is lost.
The extender had been successfully linked with a 'master' router, but are you suggesting that it had possibly become unlinked at some point and then begun to send out it's own IP addresses (under it's own DHCP)?
The colours of the LED are all normal (green) as if nothing has changed.
