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Luke_Ash
Sep 13, 2019Aspirant
EX8000 + EX8000 Extender Issues
Hi Ive recently moved into a New Build property & had a garden office built out the back garden. I have a 360mb D/L speed in the house which is great but I need to get some of that down to th...
plemans
Sep 13, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Easiest way? Seperate out your ssid's. Have a different name for each extender's ssid so when you're setting up the connection, it knows specifically which device to connection to. Otherwise if the ssid's are the same, it can switch around.
- Luke_AshSep 14, 2019Aspirant
Yes, but HOW is this done?
- plemansSep 14, 2019Guru - Experienced User
So hardwire into the extender with a computer. go to mywifiext.net. log into the extender. From there you can change the ssid. Here's an acticle from your support site.
and here's the support site with manuals, firmware, troubleshooting, FAQ for the EX8000
- Luke_AshSep 14, 2019Aspirant
I have a macbook Pro so unable to connect directly with Ethernet if thats what you were suggesting - I know I can purchase an adapter but im looking for something quick & I wanted to utliise the mesh system that the EX8000 has which was the whole point of purchasing it.
I cant see why I cant just daisy chain it if there was a guide on how to do so?