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Nighthawk AC1900 Wifi Extender setup
Got the new extender, following the directions, I don't use WPS. 1) assemble, 2) turn on, 3) connect labtop to extender, 4) go to mywifiext.net 5) Complete stop: instead of the welcome screen sh...
Thank you. I would be disturbed if a brand new from the box device required a factory reset. It woud make me wonder whether my item was new or not. Fortunately the problem was simplier. Netgear does not play with many browsers and any attempt to invoke limitations for the purpose of protecting ones data sends it into a sulk. I had to bring up a copy of firefox (it would not take Chrome or Opera) strip it of any protections and then I could get it.
Hello carl1000
Have you tried to factory reset the extender and try the setup again?
DarrenM
Thank you. I would be disturbed if a brand new from the box device required a factory reset. It woud make me wonder whether my item was new or not. Fortunately the problem was simplier. Netgear does not play with many browsers and any attempt to invoke limitations for the purpose of protecting ones data sends it into a sulk. I had to bring up a copy of firefox (it would not take Chrome or Opera) strip it of any protections and then I could get it.