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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...
The only reason to add a postfix to the SSID is to simplify the management of the wireless extender(s) - so you know having to be connected to the _EXT (or _EXT24G and _EXT5G) to be able to reach the extender using the mywifiext.com name.
Beyond, there is no advantage in doing sos - we always reconfigue the extender SSID to match the standard local SSID - so the WLAN STA (clients) have an easier life.
To bad, NETGEAR has no simple management option on their own routers to deal with the virtual MAC addresses during the extender connection (for DHCP, as well as for the WALN MAC address filters).
Beyond, there is no advantage in doing sos - we always reconfigue the extender SSID to match the standard local SSID - so the WLAN STA (clients) have an easier life.
To bad, NETGEAR has no simple management option on their own routers to deal with the virtual MAC addresses during the extender connection (for DHCP, as well as for the WALN MAC address filters).