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SparkleMania
Tutor
Oct 22, 2015

New router & password, can't connect WN2500RP

I have searched the help here, but can't find a solution ... my landlady got a new router with a new password. I can connect with hard wire but also need my wireless extender to work.  From what I ca...
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SparkleMania
Tutor
Oct 27, 2015

The web links to www.mywifiext.net and www.mywifiext.net take me to error pages.  Apparently what I need is to somehow log into Maintenance ->set password, but the web page it says to go to does not work.

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TheEther
Guru
Oct 27, 2015

Did you first connect your computer to the extender's Wi-Fi network (NETGEAR_EXT) or Ethernet port? You must do that in order for www.mywifiext.net to work.

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    TheEther
    Guru
    Oct 27, 2015

    They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so maybe a video is worth a few million.

     

    Here is a helpful video that shows the setup process for a WN2000RP. The process should be very similar to your WN2500RP.