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adamnb
Aspirant
Apr 05, 2019

Unable to set up my Wireless Extender to use the same SSID as my router

Hi all   I am unable to set up my WN3000RP Wireless Extender to use the same SSID as my router.   I connect the two using the WPS functions. Then when I go to http://www.mywifiext.net and try...
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Christian_R
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Apr 11, 2019

Hi adamnb - Log into the router's admin page and ensure that your extender is connected to the network. Locate the extender's IP address and type it into a web browser. From there you should be able to complete the set up of having your extender's SSID identical to your router's SSID. 

 

~Christian