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EX6120 Wifi Extender CANNOT change its name
Hi,
In the IP ADRESS / NAME OF DEVICE : " ******* "
Whatever the new name I m trying to give the EX6120 Wifi Extender / saving.
The original extender name will still display in Browser when...
One aspect here is that Windows 10 has shifted from NetBios discovery to WS-Discovery (Web Services Dynamic Discovery). I don't know if the EX6120 supports WSD, but I am guessing not.
So this might be something you just need to live with.
I tested it under Linux and it doesnt work better than with windo
Still, why can the router detect new assigned name for PC while it can not do the same for the Wifi Extender ?
Windows 10 would be advertising it with a different discovery protocol?
why is that option here, if it doesnt work on any network ?
bibol wrote:
why is that option here, if it doesnt work on any network ?
That's really a question for Netgear, not for me.
The dropping of NetBios in windows 10 happened fairly recently (perhaps a year ago). Also, naming the extender can also be useful when you are in the web admin interface (even if that name isn't picked up by other devices, it still can help you keep straight what device you are configuring).
Why is this so important to you?