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Why New _EXT Network Connection?
Yesterday I installed my WN3000RP range extender with the help of Netgear TS. The install created a new WiFi network connection with _EXT after my network name. So the range extender is using th...
Netgear adds _EXT to the network SSID so that you know which one to connect to as you move between wifi zones.
If your modem router uses NETGEAR as its SSID, you'll need another one for the Extender, so that devices know which one to connect to. The default for Netgear is to make the new network NETGEAR_EXT.
Devices should connect to that when it is stronger than the original wifi signal.
At least, that's how it works on my older repeater.
If your modem router uses NETGEAR as its SSID, you'll need another one for the Extender, so that devices know which one to connect to. The default for Netgear is to make the new network NETGEAR_EXT.
Devices should connect to that when it is stronger than the original wifi signal.
At least, that's how it works on my older repeater.