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fortonsteve
Nov 19, 2016Aspirant
WN3000 Range extender refuses to recognise the router key
This extender has been brilliant, then suddenly overnight it stopped speaking to my laptops. when I try to connect my laptop it now refuses to recognise the Key and the computer says it is wrong. In...
DarrenM
Nov 21, 2016Sr. NETGEAR Moderator
Hello Fortonsteve
Try to factory reset the extender and do the setup process agian.
DarrenM
fortonsteve
Nov 22, 2016Aspirant
Thanks, but I've done it many times.
When my laptop asks for the Key, it just says the key is not recognized. It is correct & works with another Netgear Range extender.
If Netgear have a limited life, I'd love to know & that's fine. I'll buy another as it has worked 100% for 3 years!
Steve