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unable to connect via wifi to AC1200 WiFi Range Extender
I have spent a lot of time researching how best to get a WiFi signal to our newly converted office in a summerhouse in the garden. I am totally unable to connect to the range extender via wifi, i am...
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What's the model of your extender?
Did you follow the instructions in the manual to set it up?
Did you successfully connect the extender to the main router's Wi-Fi network?
Does your laptop see the extender's Wi-Fi network?
Are you prompted for the Wi-Fi password when attempting to connect to it?
When you used Ethernet to connect your laptop, what did you connect it to? The extender or the main router?
Model: EX6200
Yes I followed the instructions (using WPS) and it connected no problem
The laptop and my (android) phone see both 2.4 Ghz and 5 Ghz chanels
I get prompted for the password and when i put it in it won't accept it
When I connected via ethernet I connected to the 5Ghz EXT (extender)
Sorry I dodnt provide all this earlier, i was annoyed with it! It does seem like it just wont accept the password. I am using, as per the instructions, the password for the main router, and yes I am putting it in correctly!
No sure if I should do a reset and start again maybe?:mansad:
Try connecting to the extender via Ethernet and then open a browser to www.mywifiext.net. This should connect you the extender's management page. Log in and check the Wi-Fi settings for the EXT networks. You may want to re-enter the Wi-Fi passwords if they are incorrect. Save any changes. Then try connecting to the EXT networks via Wi-Fi.
Thanks for replying, I cant connect to the internet via the ethernet as it won't accept the passwords so i can only connect to the internet via the wifi directly from my router. Can I get to www.mywifiext.net any other way? UPDATE, im now into my account so so i change the passwords to the same as my router instead of the really long one thats in there now?