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EAX80 Range Extender goes to sleep when no device is connected
I connected a new EAX80 extender to my RAX200 router. It worked fine in the day, but went to sleep when no device was connected to it in the evening. I couldnt find it in the Nighthawk app or using m...
I've never had any of my range extenders go to sleep.
What are its led's doing when it happens?
Does it happen if something is connected to it?
what firmware is on the extender?
I dont see any changes in the LEDs.
Firmware Version: V1.0.1.70_1.0.2
It happens when nothing is connected to it
Have you tried setting a static ip address in your router for the extender?
I tried that. It fixed that problem and I see other problems now. I created wifi name 'network' in the router, and 'network_2G', 'network_5G' in the extender. After a night, the wifi scanner in my laptop says that the two extender networks are available. However, if I go to the extender's wifi settings, it says that the two are 'network'. Wonder what's going wrong.
did you enable smart connect on the extender? That combines the 2.4ghz and 5ghz into one ssid.