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Excruciatingly frustrating attempted setup experience with an EX6120
Hi folks, Unfortunately, today [01/11/2020] I experienced an excruciatingly frustrating 4 to 5 hours trying to setup a Netgear EX6120 AC1200 Dual Band WiFi Range Extender. After reading the Quick...
A couple things.
1. the router is the key. the router is the backbone of the setup. What router are you using? Some aren't known to play friendly with extenders.
2. Did you set it up via wps or via the smart connection wizard? not all manufacturers code wps properly and it creates issues during setup. If the wps method is giving you issues, try the smart connection wizard. Also, if your password on the router has any special characters or spaces, don't use them. It can create issues.
3. Firwmare on your extender?