NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
Is netgear Ex7300 extender now obsolete?
It’s impossible to find answers online, so could you please be so kind as to help me with the EX7300 extender? I successfully used the ex7300 extender for probably 8-10 years with the Arris modem...
Look here for EoL/EoS status:
https://www.netgear.com/about/eos
Most likely due to age and protocols being out of date on the EX and newer protocoles on the gateway being made, probably no longer comaptible. Check your WPA settings. WPA2 or WPA1 against what the EX7300 supported. WPA2 should be compatible. If WPA3 is being used on new host router, this would be one cause of the EX not working since it never supported WPA3.
Thank you. Yes the new Xfinity Gateway is WPA3. Sad that I spent so much wheel spinning and Xfinity did not know this. Time to get a new compatible extender, though I notice the new modem is considerably faster with a wider range.
Does the new gateway offer Mixed mode WPA2 and WPA3? If it does, try that.