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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.
Hi Michael,
Thanks for your reply!
My router is one supplied from my ISP, which is a TP-LINK Archer VR1600v.
Yes I've checked the manuals and done several factory resets.
On a separate note, I connected my extender using an ethernet cable to my router and located the IP address of the extender. While trying to login, I couldn't use the default user name and password. It's really weird!
I tried again setting it up again and NETGEAR_EXT appeared briefly; was almost successful and it cut off before the setup could finish.
Is this a faulty product or just my network? Thank you for moving my message! Any help is appreciated.
Thanks for your reply!
My router is one supplied from my ISP, which is a TP-LINK Archer VR1600v.
Yes I've checked the manuals and done several factory resets.
On a separate note, I connected my extender using an ethernet cable to my router and located the IP address of the extender. While trying to login, I couldn't use the default user name and password. It's really weird!
I tried again setting it up again and NETGEAR_EXT appeared briefly; was almost successful and it cut off before the setup could finish.
Is this a faulty product or just my network? Thank you for moving my message! Any help is appreciated.
Even stranger now... I managed to connect my extender using the Netgear Nighthawk; it just suddenly worked! It even managed to do a firmware update!
The challenge is that when I run a speed test, it says device isn't connected. What's going on now???
The challenge is that when I run a speed test, it says device isn't connected. What's going on now???
- 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.