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Netgear Nighthawk disrupting wifi (not extending!)
Hi there, any help greatly appreciated. I set up the Nighthawk wifi mesh extender to extend the wifi in our house (via NBN in Australia). Rather than extend the wifi signal, the Nighthawk actually ap...
What router is it connecting to?
What firmware is on the extender?
Did you set it up via wps or using the installation wizard?
Thanks very much for responding!
1. Router is a Telstra Smart Modem Gen 2 with voice Backup model LH1000
2. Firmware of Netgear extender - I don't know, how do I find this out?
3. I used the WPS facility on the modem rather than instalation wizard
Try factory resetting the extender and reinstalling it using the installation wizard. Reason I recommend this is WPS can get coded different between device makers.
Ok will do. Thanks very much. I'll let you know how I go. I thought that perhaps I had bought the wrong type of extender! See how I go