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Seahawk18
Sep 05, 2018Aspirant
EX6100 range extender cannot set up
I have a EX6100 WiFi Range extender which I cannot get to work. I tried setting it to extender and then pushing the WPS button and then the WPS button on the modem but the green light just keeps bli...
StephenB
Sep 05, 2018Guru - Experienced User
Is this a new purchase?
Did you try the factory reset procedure on page 39 of the manual ( http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/EX6100/EX6100_UM_27Oct2015.pdf )
Seahawk18
Sep 05, 2018Aspirant
My sister purchased it about a year ago and I just bought it from her. She could never get it to work correctly so I thought I would try. Yes I did the factory reset several times and it is still not working.
- StephenBSep 06, 2018Guru - Experienced User
It could be that the extender that she purchased was defective.
Have you tried looking for those networks on another device (phone or tablet)?