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David9's avatar
David9
Aspirant
May 17, 2022

Nighthawk app no longer works with my EX7700 X6 wifi extender

Every so often the EX7700 X6 wifi extender just seems to slow down and sometimes I find the Nighthawk App on my iphone no longer works. Recently I factory reset and tried several times to get the app...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
May 17, 2022

Be sure to disable WiFi Private IP address and IP Address Tracking for the wifi network your connecting too. See if this helps. 

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    David9
    Aspirant
    May 17, 2022

    ty but it was working and nothing else has changed on my wifi network.

    • plemans's avatar
      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      May 18, 2022

      What router are you connecting it to? 

      did you set it up using wps or the installation assistant? 

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        David9
        Aspirant
        May 18, 2022
        ty I did a factory reset and then used the setup by: 1. connecting to the local extender wifi 2. using the browser to configure the unit.