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Nakatomi's avatar
Nakatomi
Aspirant
May 28, 2021

EX6120 5GHZ Won't Work

I have the EX6120 Wifi extender and for some reason it will no longer connect to the 5GHZ network I have set-up, I've just about 10 mins ago did a complete reset of the networks and I can still connect to the 2.4ghz but not the 5GHZ, it has the latest firmware as well. When trying to connect via my Samsuns S20 mobile I get "Couldn't get IP Address"

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  • What router are you connecting it to? 

    Did you set it up using wps or the installation assistant? 

    • Nakatomi's avatar
      Nakatomi
      Aspirant

      The router I own came from my ISP its a Technicolor DGA2231 and I set it up via my laptop via wifi like I first did when I first got it last year, everything sets up fine the extender sees my main routers 2.4/5ghz signals and I set them up with 2 different names make a password for them both and continue with set-up.

       

      Everything is fine and it says its completed set-up the 2 new extended wifi signals are broadcasting because my hardware like phone laptop see them both, I can connect to the 2.4ghz band fine but 5ghz it just sits there and gives me couldn't get IP address. Yet I have it set up to handle them its self I also have on my main router the IP address for the ext to perm keep it for that item.

      • plemans's avatar
        plemans
        Guru

        Nakatomi wrote:

        Yet I have it set up to handle them its self I also have on my main router the IP address for the ext to perm keep it for that item.


        Not sure what you mean by this. Did you set them with static ip address? What exactly are you refering to here.