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dkkaspar
Jan 10, 2021Aspirant
WN3000RP Wont accept network password
I replaced my router, so I needed to reinstall this extender. I reset the extender to factory defaults, then worked throught the procedure for "connecting with WPS". The extender shows up on the li...
dkkaspar
Jan 14, 2021Aspirant
I tried your suggestion, but I ran into the same problem. I'm using the Centurylink C1100T router.
antinode
Jan 14, 2021Guru
> Model: WN3000RP|Universal WiFi Range Extender
Not WN3000RPv2 or WN3000RPv3? Look for "Model" on the product label.
> [...] I reset the extender to factory defaults, then worked throught
> the procedure for "connecting with WPS". [...]
_Which_ 'the procedure for "connecting with WPS"'? Are you following
some set of instructions or other? Which you found where, exactly?
> [...] The extender shows up on the list of available wireless
> networks, [...]
_Which_ "the list of available wireless networks", where?
> [...] when I attempt to login [...]
"login" to what? From what? How?
> [...] the extender does not accept the network password.
Says who? When you do what, exactly? Are you reading some message
or other, someplace or other?
_Which_ "the network password"? If you're using WPS, then what are
you doing with _any_ "the network password"? As the WN3000RP
Installation Guide says (page 6):
WPS lets you easily join a secure Wi-Fi network without typing
the network name and password. [...]
At least one of us is confused.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number,
and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read.
Follow instructions? If questions or problems persist, then you might
return here with a precise, accurate description of what you did, and
what happened when you did it. (Not a vague mess about which
"procedure" you followed, and what did _not_ happen when you did
whatever you did.)
> [...] I'm using the Centurylink C1100T router.
That seems to have a "WPS button". Did you use it?
https://www.centurylink.com/asset/home/help/downloads/internet/c1100t-datasheet.pdf
- dkkasparJan 27, 2021Aspirant
Im sorry if I sound like an idiot, but this is not something I do every day. I did download the instructions for this extender and followed them word for word. I followed instructions for both options: 1) connecting with WPS and 2) connecting with a web browser. In both cases when it came to the step where I connect the extender to my wifi network, I was prompted for the wifi network password. After entering the password and waiting for a few minutes, I was presented with a message telling me I had entered the wrong network password. I verified the password by logging in with other devices. I then tried logging in again, but got the same message saying the password was incorrect.
Dan