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NETGEAR EX2700 extender, connecting to a network that requires username and password credentials
Hi,
So I just bought a wifi extender to get a better signal in my college dorm. The issue is that to connect to the wifi in dorms, I need to use my university account to connect, but the extender needs the security password. So I was wondering if its possible to configure the extender so that it can use the credentials aka university account to connect to the wifi.
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> [...] to connect to the wifi in dorms, I need to use my university
> account to connect, [...]"use" _how_, exactly? Do you need to feed some credentials into a
web browser form which appears automatically, or what? I doubt that an
EX2700 can work in such an environment.When I want to connect to the wifi, in the network window, they ask me for those credentials. So there is no webpage, instead of putting the password of the network, we have to put our credentials.
> When I want to connect to the wifi, in the network window, they ask me
> for those credentials. [...]"they"? You realize that I can see none of this, right?
> [...] we have to put our credentials.
"put" into _what_ is one of the mysteries here.
If you can specify an SSID and a passphrase on your device, then the
extender should be able to do the same. If you're getting some form
(which might or might not look like a web page) to fill out with
different data, then I doubt that the extender can do it.I'd guess that such a question has arisen before at your "my
college", involving a router or an extender or some similar gizmo, and
that the IT folks there have a ready answer. I'd seek local wisdom.