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Range Extender(EXS25) Management When Extending Guest Network
I have an EXS25 set up to extend my Guest network and now that it's successfully joined I can not get access to view or manage its configuration via the Nighthawk app or browser. Is there a way to...
Access a device that has been connected to the EXS25 extender and determine the IP address that it has been assigned.
Then, go to the Orbi router management system and look through the table of Attached Devices to see if a device shows up that has the same IP address.
Compare the MAC address for that IP address with the MAC address of the actual device to see if they are identical.
I checked the one device that is showing as not connected in the Orbi and it looks like the extender’s 2.4Ghz radio stole it’s IP address either that or its displaying that as it’s the only 2.4Ghz device showing connected to the extender. The device that’s showing offline has a reservation in the router.
I checked the one device that is showing as not connected in the Orbi and it looks like the extender’s 2.4Ghz radio stole it’s IP address either that or its displaying that as it’s the only 2.4Ghz device showing connected to the extender.
Try reserving a different IP address for the extender.
Not sure about the EXS25, but some Netgear extender mangle the mac addresses of devices connected to them, which can get in the way of address reservation and MAC access controls.
So if you are using access controls, try turning them off for now.
I have a static address set in the extender which the last octet is .250, I did not make a reservation in the Orbi for it( however I can try that didn’t think I would need to) The device I have there reservation for is .140 when I look in the connected devices in the Orbi .140 is showing under the MAC for the 2.4Ghz radio and the device that should be .140 shows zeros for its IP. The device is online as I can access it. It does not have a way to view its IP, I could try scanning the network and look for its MAC address.
