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grahamcurtis1
Sep 07, 2015Aspirant
WN1000RP issue on reconnection of devices
I can set up my WN1000RP extender and connect it to the wifi network. Fine. I can then connect devices to the extended network e.g. my phone, my MacBook Air etc. Fine. But if I disconnect the...
grahamcurtis1
Sep 21, 2015Aspirant
Thanks. My router is a Thomson TG585. I have tried factory defaulting both, reconnecting the extender, and forgetting the devices (laptop and phone) on the network. Still the same issue - I need to turn off and then on the WN1000RP before I can connect to the extended network. Any more suggestions?
nhann
Sep 21, 2015NETGEAR Employee Retired
Can you please confirm that the router and extender are using different SSID?
Please try setting up an access control list on your Thomson TG585, this will create a list of allowed devices that can connect to your network
See page 45 of 66 : https://www.spark.co.nz/content/dam/kb/private/attachments/30163/TG585-v7_SetupUserGuide_en.pdf