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Unable to extend Orbi RBR50 wifi with EX7700 – AC2200 Nighthawk X6 Tri-Band WiFi Mesh Extender
Hi I have an Orbi RBR50 router (firmware v2.3.5.30) and two Orbi RBS50 mesh satellites which all work happily. I am now trying to add an EX7700 nighthawk (firmware v 1.0.0.202 - latest) to the mesh, ...
Hello mgruber,
Thanks for posting. Would you mind performing a factory reset on the extender by holding down on the reset button for 15+ seconds. After doing so, please run through the setup instructions and connect the EX7700 to the Orbi router.
Looking forward to hearing back!
~Christian
I actually have exactly the same issue and I do not know how many times I hard reset the mesh extender and I still have the same problem over and over again.
Really hope to have some sort of solutions coming from the Netgear team.