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Novice

Jun 30, 2011

WN3000RP disconnects

Just picked up my wn3000rp and hooked it up to my d-link dir-855 main router. All my wireless clients can connect to the extended network without any problems but... after 10 minutes the connection...

nhann

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Oct 13, 2015

Were you also able to follow these steps for the WN3000RP?

http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/19070/~/wn3000rp-faqs

Disable the MAC filter on your router temporarily when installing your extender.

After you finish installing your extender, log in to the extender by visiting http://www.mywifiext.net.

Select the Attached device option on the left. It shows information about each computer attached to your extender.

Add all MAC addresses shown on the Virtual MAC address column into your router.
Note: The Attached Devices page might be different on your router.

http://ee.co.uk/help/phones-and-device/home-broadband/bright-box-wireless-router/bright-box-advanced-user-guides/bright-box-router-firewall-features

"Set up Access Control"

Please also make sure you have updated to the latest firmware:

http://support.netgear.com/product/WN3000RP
http://support.netgear.com/product/WN3000RPv2

http://support.netgear.com/product/WN3000RPv3

Shick31

Aspirant

Oct 13, 2015

Sorry I'm not sure I follow. The MAC filter on my router has always been disabled. So I should now enable it on my router, and add only the virtual MAC address shown on the extender? What about devices using the router, but not to the extender? Do I need to do anything to the wireless access list on the extender?

nhann
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Oct 13, 2015
Temporarily disable MAC filter on your router

Connect all your devices to the extender.
Log into mywifiext.net and look at the attached devices

Copy all the MAC addresses listed and Paste it into your Router's MAC filter.

Also input all your devices' MAC that connect to your router (including the Extender's MAC) into the Router's MAC filter.

Enable MAC filter on your router