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Joshuas17
Jul 04, 2025Follower
Wifi mesh extender model ex6400v3 won’t connect
Hello I’m trying to connect through nighthawk app and it wants me to connect to netgear_ext but it’s not showing up while plugged in. Only my local wifi will show up. Please help.
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The installation instructions mention checking the position of a switch on the front of the device:
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/EX6250v2/EX6250v2_EX6400v3_EX6410v2_QSG_EN.pdf
Sometimes when a network device is not behaving as expected, performing a Factory Reset can help. See page 29 of the User Manual:
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/EX6400v3/EX6400v3_UM_EN.pdf