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rpunossbc
Aspirant
May 14, 2020

red light blinking on device

hello..we bought an extender ex2700 a couple of days ago..everything was perfectly fine until this morning i noticed there is blinking red light on the device..what does that mean?thank you
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rpunossbc
Aspirant
May 14, 2020
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
May 14, 2020

it means the connection between the extender and a device connecting to the extender is poor. 

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    rpunossbc
    Aspirant
    May 14, 2020
    so meaning theres no problem between the router & the extender right?its just the device connecting to the extender?i put a cctv cam on the garage that my main concern right now..should i change the position of the ext nearer to the cctv?
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      rpunossbc
      Aspirant
      May 14, 2020
      its not solid red though its just blinking for about 25secs then go green then blinks red again
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      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      May 14, 2020

      It must be that. 

      You can try moving it closer. At a certain point you'll start having issues connecting from the router to the extender though.

      its kind of a balancing act