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Netgear N300 Range Extender does not create Network Name
Model N300 Wi Fi Range Extender Model EX2700
Hi, I have two range extenders and set them up using the WPS auto option.
This created two additional connections - Network_Ext_1 and Network_Ext_...
Unsure what you mean with the link www.mywifiext.net, this just brings up various instructions which do not help alas.
The extenders find my WIFI through the WPS - green lights good to go etc but when you try and connect in fails - It also does not create the correct address - i.e internet_ext_1 - it defaults to Netgear_ext which is not correct. Worked for 3 months then not - strange.
Sharkyfin wrote:
Unsure what you mean with the link www.mywifiext.net, this just brings up various instructions which do not help alas.
When you connect to the extender wifi network then It should give you setup options. Can you post a screenshot?
Overall, your symptom (client wifi is NETGEAR_EXT) suggests that WPS setup is failing.
Thanks to all for assistance.
Resolution - unplugged for a week and placed in cupboard.
Factory reset with a paper clip.
Reconfigured with WPS button as before and today all is now well!
Perhaps the little badboys freeze on occasion.