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markjoh
Sep 04, 2020Aspirant
Extender 5 Ghz stopped working
My EX6200 Extender has stopped receiving the 5 Ghz signal. It worked for a few months and suddenly stopped. I've done the basic steps, and also tried the suggestions of changing the channel and enabl...
plemans
Sep 04, 2020Guru - Experienced User
What router is it connected to?
What firmware is on the extender?
How do you know the 5ghz isn't working?
If you log into the extenders page, what is it showing for status?
- markjohSep 04, 2020Aspirant
Thanks for responding.
Extender is connected to router verizon DLink DSL-2750B 1.44
I do not know what firmware is on the extender. How do I determine that? I have seen suggestions to update but I thought not necessary after only five months.
I don't think the extender 5 GHz is working because the light no longer lights on the extender, even when it is one foot from the router. As I mentioned, it was working but we noticed this week it is no longer coming on.
What is the extender's page? I don't see anything like that on my netgear account? You mean verizon's router page?
- plemansSep 04, 2020Guru - Experienced User
There's a status page for your router. the manual walks you through logging into the device.
The status page will show firmware.
- markjohSep 04, 2020Aspirant
Got it, firmware is V1.0.1.60_1.1.98
Also -
Extender Wireless Setting (5GHz)
Name (SSID)
Tamd4_5GEXT
Region
North America
Channel
149 + 153(P) + 157 + 161
Wireless mode:
Up to 867 Mbps
Wireless AP
On
Broadcast Name
On
Wi-Fi Protected Setup
Configured