I moved my office to my home and took my EX6100 with me. I did factory reset and connected to my home Nighthawk router, setting up the _EXT wifi network. Unfortunately I am unable to log in to the extended network from either my pc or iphone. Please help.ThanksMark

>>>Have you tried setting it up before? That isn't the default ssid.Yes. I had it working at my office, then I moved it into my home. I did factory twice. >>Log into the router and look at its attached device page. If the extender is connected, it should have an ip address on that page. Use that ip address to access it. I am a bit confused. Please give me specific instructions to "log into the router."ThanksMark

Unable to log into it? do you mean connect to the wifi or logging into its browser to access it? What router did you connect it to? What modem/gateway is your router connected to? I'd recommend setting it up using the installation assistant and not wps.

>>Unable to log into it? >>do you mean connect to the wifi or logging into its browser to access it? Both my iphone and my pc see the EXT wifi network but my password does not work >>What router did you connect it to? Connected to my Netgear Nighthawk >>What modem/gateway is your router connected to? >>I'd recommend setting it up using the installation assistant and not wps. Please direct me to that "installation assistant."ThanksMark

saying netgear nighthawk is like someone what car you drive and saying ford. There's a lot of different nighthawks so a model number helps. Same with the modem/gateway model. We see double nat's (cascading more than 1 router) and it can cause issues. in terms of the installation assistant: Here's a video of how to use the assistant. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJVklshxBMk

I am attempting to connect my Netgear EX6100 Extender to my NETGEAR Nighthawk Smart WiFi Router (R6700) - AC1750. I have followed the instructions for the installation assistant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJVklshxBMk I opened the Network connection manager (0:20 on the video).I do not see a network called "NETGEAR_EXT."I do see a network called "EX6100_NETGEAR_2GEXT."I seem to be able to connect to that network, but when I go to mywifi ext.netI get this message:"You are not connected to your extender's WiFi network." Your assistance will be most appreciated.ThanksMark

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 07, 2022
Unable to log into it?

do you mean connect to the wifi or logging into its browser to access it?

What router did you connect it to?

What modem/gateway is your router connected to?

I'd recommend setting it up using the installation assistant and not wps.
- shrmnmrk
  Tutor
  Dec 07, 2022
  >>Unable to log into it?
  >>do you mean connect to the wifi or logging into its browser to access it?
  Both my iphone and my pc see the EXT wifi network but my password does not work
  
  >>What router did you connect it to?
  Connected to my Netgear Nighthawk
  
  >>What modem/gateway is your router connected to?
  >>I'd recommend setting it up using the installation assistant and not wps.
  
  Please direct me to that "installation assistant."
  Thanks
  Mark
  - plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Dec 07, 2022
    saying netgear nighthawk is like someone what car you drive and saying ford. There's a lot of different nighthawks so a model number helps.
    
    Same with the modem/gateway model. We see double nat's (cascading more than 1 router) and it can cause issues.
    
    in terms of the installation assistant:
    
    Here's a video of how to use the assistant.
    
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJVklshxBMk

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