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WN3000RPv3
N300WiFi Range Extender has been installed for some time without problems. Now cannot connect to Virgin media hub network. It appears to be locked out (password protected symbol) but showing OPEN as...
Did you try factory resetting it and reinstalling it?
so hardwired into the extender and shut off wifi on your laptop/pc while you're going through setup. it ensures you're connected to the extender.
Connected an ethernet cable between extender and Virgin hub.
Turned WiFi off on laptop
Pressed WPS on extender. LED blinks.
Within 2 minutes pressed Pair WPS button on the hub . Lights illuminate but dont flash
Still no connection with the hub
Also reset hub. Same result
connect the extender to your pc. not the hub.
connected to the hub, it'd need to be setup as an access point.
Connected extender to laptop with ethernet cable.
Laptop WiFi shut off.
not sure what I expect to see.
Login page showing Username & Password
Tried various combinations of user & passwords?
Cant get past this point
clearly doing something very wrong
here's the default login and password.
login: admin
password: password
make sure to disable any autofill options. And its case sensitive so all lower case
I tried admin & password serval times but rejected as invalid username
asks for an email address @
Did you try factory resetting?
Pushing and holding reset while powered on for 7-15 seconds?
https://kb.netgear.com/25716/How-do-I-install-the-WN3000RPv3-as-an-Extender
Success.
Thank you for your patience in this matter. Without your help the extender would have ended up in the trash bin.
Is there any limitation to the number of netgear extenders I can have on the WiFi network?
I have a dead spot so an additional extender should do the job. Can you advise on the current extender I should use?
Once again many thanks
David
Is there any limitation to the number of netgear extenders I can have on the WiFi network?
yes and no. the problem with extenders is that they have to receive and then retransmit. That cuts their bandwidth in half and increases latency. Add another extender at the end of that chain and its bandwidth is less than 25% of original.
If you add another extender, try to go like this:
extender--------router--------extender.
not like this.
router--------extender--------extender.
Either way, I usually recommend people more to a full mesh system like orbi if they're needing multiple extenders. Its more seamless, better performing, and less prone to issues.