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EX2700 – WiFi Range Extender Unable to connect to extender
Good morning everyone
I received my new EX2700 yesterday and I failed to get it set up.
I need anyone's help.
model version: Ex2700; OS: Windows 10
So I have done the following:
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Try resetting the extender, and this time don't press WPS.
Then join the NETGEAR_EXT network, and browse to www.mywifiext.net. From there you can complete the setup manually.
Hi, I too have the same issue but can't resolve things. Bascially, I have followed the set up instructions but cannot get the extender to set up via WPS. I have no idea why not. So, I've followed the route to manual setup. All going well until I get to the screen that allows me to select the wifi network and then asks for passkey. When I enter the passkey from the router, I get this message:
"Invalid key, the 64 bit encription only allows 10 hexadecimals value or 5 characters string!"
I am completely confused and have no idea what to do next. This shouldn't be so hard!
Can anyone help me?
What network security setting did you set in the EX2700?
It should be WPA2-PSK (which won't use 64 bit encryption).