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DCUK1981
Dec 22, 2020Follower
Nighthawk wants to join Wi-Fi Network NETGEAR_EXT
HI all, I'm having real trouble setting up my Nighthawk Extender, i'm trying to use the Netgear app to do so. I keep getting the above error message (subject line) but I'm unable to locate this ...
plemans
Dec 22, 2020Guru - Experienced User
If its been setup before or if you started setup using wps, it might not have the default login.
Try starting fresh. push and hold reset for 7-15 seconds while powered on.
that'll get you back to the defaults.
You could also hardwire a pc/laptop into it for setup. that tends to go the fastest.