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hjuliea
Dec 08, 2017Aspirant
wn2500rp won't connect to FiOS G1100
Hello, I recently upgraded to a FiOS Quantum (G1100) router. WiFi reception in my home is poor (older home w/ a lot of brick and lathe) so I need (and have been using) a Netgear WN2500RP to provide...
hjuliea
Dec 08, 2017Aspirant
BRIEF UPDATE -
I was able to get my WN2500RP to connect to my new FiOS G1100 through the G1100 interface (initiated WPS for the G1100 through software, WN2500RP through HW). The WPS light on the WN2500RP is a solid green and the G1100 is showing a solid white.
Per Netgear documentation, 2 new SSID are listed using the naming convention of the G1100 SSID with "-5G_2GEXT" and "-5G_5GEXT". Now the problem is I don't know the default passwords for these new SSID's and I can't seem to login to the WN2500RP to change the passwords (http://www.mywifiext.net results in error saying "you are not connected to you extenders wifi network"