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7stud
Aspirant
Jul 29, 2011

WN3000RP extender -- computer can't see extender network

Hi, After doing a WPS setup(click WPS button on router, click WPS button on extender), my imac 10.6.7 can't see ANY networks with '_EXT' on the end of the name. Namely, my imac can't see a network...
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drgadget
Aspirant
Jul 30, 2011
7stud wrote:
The directions have a section titled "Manual Connection without WPS", but the directions say to use my computer to connect to the NETGEAR_EXT wireless network, but as I mentioned Airport can't see a network called NETGEAR_EXT. Nor can I connect to the address www.mywifiext.net mentioned in the instructions.


I used a Mac and had to resort to using an Ethernet cable between the extender and the MacBook Pro. Forget about WPS, that is irrelevant here. Go in and set it up, and when you hit FINISH then you will get to and that will allow you do some more advanced setup. I set up a tab in the browser so I could flick between my router <192.169.1.1> and the extender to test various setup combinations.

It is a crazy system because you find it hard to get into the 'real' setup <.../start.html> but once there all makes sense.
:)