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ex6100 range extender reconfiguration
Hello, I need help figuring out how to reconfigure my ex6100 range extender as an access point after previously using it as a range extender on the same network but I can't seem to find any informatio...
Hello starfishgurl - Please refer to page 15 of the user manual to configure the extender as an access point:
http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/EX6100/EX6100_UM_27Oct2015.pdf
~Christian
Hi Christian, thanks so much for your response, but that doesn't help me because I have already used the extender in extender mode on the same wifi network I'm now trying to use it as an access point on so following those steps didn't work for me. I actually ended up trying to factory reset it and then follow those steps and everything seemed to work accept for its connection to the router despite repeated attempts to restart everything and try new cords to get them to talk to each other. So frustrating! Any ideas on what's wrong or what I could try to fix the issue? Thanks!
starfishgurl - Would you mind telling me during what step of the directions you're running into issues with? Please note that your extender will need to be wired to your router using an ethernet cable to have the extender run in access point mode.
~Christian- Sure no problem, thank you so much for your help! It's not until the last step when you try to connect devices to both frequencies of the access point that I run into trouble with it saying that I'm not connected to the router when I hit the continue button to finalize the last step. I tried checking both Ethernet cords to see if they were bad but that didn't work either. Interestingly though there's no activity light on the port on my switch for that particular Ethernet connection location even when I try connecting it to a different port so maybe it's an internal connection problem within my wiring in the wall and I should test it by trying to connect a laptop to the internet through that cord. The weird part though is that the extender shows all green lights on it not indicating a problem at all. I tried to bypass my switch by plugging the Ethernet cord for the extender directly into the back of the router too but to no avail. (I have a utility closet with my modem and wifi router and a switch that connects to a punch board with Ethernet connections throughout the house if that helps). Thanks!