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EX6150 Extender not recognized
I purchased a Netgear 6150 extender and I've been trying to connect it to the router. I have tried using the WPS approach multiple times, I have tried using the Netgear installation assistant. With...
What firmware is on your ex6150?
Which version of the EX6150 do you have?
Theres a version 1 and a version 2.
Version 2 is a mesh extender. Mesh extenders use the same ssid (its called "one Wifi) as the primary router and allows your devices to roam between the router and the extender as needed. So you won't see a seperate ssid unless you disable the mesh function during setup. Both wps and the installation assistant run the "one wifi" feature by default during setup.