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Nighthawk X4 AC2200 Extender Model EX7300 has not created 2 new extender WiFi networks.
Help Please, I've just purchased the above and have set up the extender using WPS no problems. Have solid green lights for Router and Client Link also green lights for power and WPS. My understandi...
They'd actually need 2 guides because mesh wasn't added until version 1.0.2.136 with the ex7300. so it was technically correct for older versions of the firmware. :)
so you're are correct that the guide doesn't help and can cause confusion if you're on the newer firmware.
using a standard scan (windows wifi scanner) it won't show. If you use something line inssider or acrylic wifi scanner, it does a more through job and they do show.
But for all intents/purposes, it'll show as a single network that your devices should roam between as needed.
You can always log into the extender either through the browser or using the app to see if its setup using onewifi
(its called onewifi not onessid as I'd said previous).
How dumb am I - all I had to do was plug in the extender where I wanted it and it worked perfectly as an extender.
I wasted all that time looking for the _2EXT no need too !!!
Sorry for wasting your time.