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Netgear AC6250 - Netgear_EXT not showing up
Hi everyone, I recently purchased a Netgear AC6250 Wifi Mesh Extender and have a lot of trouble trying to connect this to my home network. The biggest challenge is trying to find Netgear_EXT. Thi...
- By sheer luck, I managed to get this connected! If anyone runs into this issue, try some of the things I did.
- When holding the factory reset button, hold it for at least 30 seconds.
- Keep trying until you see NETGEAR_EXT. Once I found this on my network I quickly selected it and created my login.
- Moving the Wifi Extender makes a big difference; try different spots, do a factory reset and try again.
Hope this helps someone who has a similar issue.
EDIT: Sorry I meant Netgear EX6250!