ex2700 won't connect to mywifi.net after router change

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Was working perfectly before router change. Power, Device & WPS lights all Green....Router light Red... All devices connect to WiFi Extender wifi network and Internet but None will connect to Extender via mywifiext. Want to check version & possibly update firmware

schumaku · Answer

Twayscyc&nbsp;wrote:Was working perfectly before router change. Power, Device &amp; WPS lights all Green....Router light Red...Of course - the extender must be linked to the new router resp. it's different SSID (wireless network name) and security key (wireless password).&nbsp;The extender must be re-configured like every other wireless device if the network has changed. Don't know why, one day I will understand why people don't change the new wireless router to the "old" network name and security - it could be so easy...&nbsp;Twayscyc&nbsp;wrote:All devices connect to WiFi Extender wifi network and Internet but None will connect to Extender via mywifiext.Of course again. At this state, that's about as useful as a network cable just connected into the computer or a switch - without a connection to the router, there is no network, no Internet, ...&nbsp;Twayscyc&nbsp;wrote:Want to check version &amp; possibly update firmwareAlmost - you need to factory reset the extender and reconfigure it from scratch following the fine documentation&nbsp;https://www.netgear.com/support/product/EX2700.aspx#docs&nbsp;

Twayscyc · Answer

Network name &amp; password is the same. All devices Have Internet &amp; are connected to network_ext......&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; But I can't connect to mywifiext on any device with any browser!&nbsp;

Twayscyc · Answer

Even when connected with an Ethernet cable Still will Not connect to extender interface

Twayscyc · Answer

Suggestions?

schumaku · Answer

Confused. Initially you stated router light red (what would indicate a non-working link to the primar router). So wild guess the wireless clients connected to the _ext would not get an IP config, lack of a connection to the DHCP server on the primary router, too.&nbsp;&nbsp;A typical cause why the browser can't connect to the mywifiext.[net|com] would be that the IP addresses are not in the same subnet. Probably the extender fall-back on the default 192.168.1.250IP address, while the wireless devices might fall back to zeroconf 169.254.x.x subnet for example.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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ex2700 won't connect to mywifi.net after router change

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