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Loopylis
Jan 10, 2020Follower
Netgear WiFi range extender won’t accept router password
I set up my Netgear N300 WiFi range extender using the wps method. Router, power and wps lights are all on solid green. The extender shows in my settings under WiFi networks but when I put in my rout...
plemans
Jan 10, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Are you using any special characters or spaces in your password? these can create issues.
another thing to try doing is to set it up via the smart connect wizard and not via wps. Not all manufacturer's wps work properly. So sometimes a simple re-setup via the smart connection wizard fixes things.
Firmware on the extender?
What router are you connecting it to?
What extender is it? N300 is a speed and not a model.