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sammajxo
Apr 12, 2019Aspirant
Locked out of extender - misspelled wifi password when setting up.
Ive had my wifi extender "WN3000RPv3" for maybe around 6 months now. The other night it stopped working and i set it up again as a new extender. While doing this it seems that i have inputed the wifi ...
schumaku
Apr 12, 2019Guru - Experienced User
Factory reset ... use the reset button as documented!
sammajxo
Apr 12, 2019Aspirant
On the extender itself? I have tried that but still asks for a password and then said it was invalid.
- plemansApr 12, 2019Guru - Experienced User
sammajxo wrote:
On the extender itself? I have tried that but still asks for a password and then said it was invalid.
Make sure and hold the reset button in for 7-10 seconds.
Hard wire into the extender and go to: mywifiext.net
default login is admin and default password is password
it is all lower case and sensative to spaces and capitalization. setup from there. here's the support page with installation guide, manual, and firmware.
- sammajxoApr 12, 2019AspirantI did give this a try earlier and it didn’t let me on that site because I wasn’t logged into my WiFi extender network (which is frustrating because that’s my whole issue!!) I’ll give it another try tomorrow!
I’ll let yous know if it is successful or not. Thanks!- plemansApr 12, 2019Guru - Experienced UserTry it hard wired in. And by that I mean plug an ethernet cord into it and the other end into a PC.