NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
WN3100RP wifi extender cannot enter to config wifi or to config firmware upgrade.
I have the netgear wifi extender WN3100RP with the original firmware, recently i reset the product in order to config and extend a new wifi at home. But what a surprise, i cannot enter the config are...
Stratego wrote:
.... but was only able to enter in the first page of the netgear config where you choose language and that,s all, when yo push next it does the same error and rejects the connection.
Rejects the connection in what way? Any error messages?
You say you have you tried getting in with both wifi and a wired connection from a PC to the LAN port on the extender.
If you read the release notes:
WN3100RP Firmware Version 1.0.0.20 - NETGEAR Support
you will see that it says:
To Upgrade
Note: Do not upgrade the firmware using a wireless connection. Please perform firmware upgrade with “wired” or Ethernet connection only.
So stick with troubleshooting the wired connection.
Don't forget, this device dates back to 2013. It may not do you many favours with the new wifi at home. No 5 GHz wifi and slow (300 Mbps) 2.4 GHz.
The only way i reach the first page of config is via android and firefox accesing via 192.168.1.250 (not my wifiext . net because it doeasnt work) , i choose language (any or auto) and when you press next is says this site can,t be reached and changes to my wifi ext point net, and if i try from a windows 10 chrome you see this. i really tried everything (explorer11, chrome, edge, firefox, opera, and deactivating the security of the browsers) and also trying to connect via lan direct from pc to device, connecting device via lan to router and then try with pc or android, or via wifi connecting to ext_netgear, and always the same result, or i cannot even reach the first page of config or i cannot continue to the next page of netgear config.this is when you try via chrome from pc , it doeesnt even show the language page
Where did 192.168.1.250 come from?
Is it an attached device in your unknown router?
Have you tried this?
One thought is that you could tell Windows that you are on a "private network".
- Network and Internet settings
- Network Status
- Change Connection Properties
- Network Profile
- Private
Just tried after read your message. not working. I tried the same with netgear_ext wifi connection just in case. And nothing, rejects the connection. I also tried to see if windows 10 was giving me a random mac but its not the case. So i dont know the reason why the first page of netgear config (langiage) is only shown in android and firefox browser.