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sejarb
Jul 06, 2021Aspirant
Linking extender to new router
I just got a new wireless router; set it up with no problem. I can't get the extender set up. The Power & WPS LEDs light green. Client Link LED will (sporadically) light green, but not the Router Lin...
plemans
Jul 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
What router did you get?
Try factory resetting the extender. Push and hold reset for 7-15 seconds while its powered on.
then try connecting to the netgear_ext connection and using the installation assistant.
If you'd hit the wps on both devices, the ssid should have changed to the router ssid since thats a mesh extender.
- sejarbJul 06, 2021Aspirant
EX7300 AC2200 Nighthawk X4. Thanks for the suggestion; didn't work.
- plemansJul 06, 2021Guru - Experienced User
You put your extender but what router are you trying to connect to?
where did it fail in the process? "didn't work" doesn't tell us anything of what happened, where it failed, or much of anything
- sejarbJul 06, 2021Aspirant
The router is a TP-Link AC1900. "Doesn't work" means no NETGEAR_EXT appears as a connection, and the Router Link LED still does not light up indicating connection with the router.