NETGEAR Nighthawk 11AC 2200 without WPS

I am trying to setup the Netgear WIFI Extender without WPS (Router does not have a WPS button).

When I look for the Netgear default SSID in WIFI Connections, it is not available only two SSIDs with suffixes _2GEXT and _5GEXT. These are from the previous setup when I did have a router with WPS (Virgin now switched to Sky). Trying to connect to these two will only prompt for a password which would be the password for the old Virgin Router.

I have performed a Netgear Extender "Factory Reset", bu these are still listed and I cannnot seem to get rid of them. And again the default SSID for setup of the Extender without WPS is not listed.

Please help.

Thanks

andyamstrad
Aug 16, 2021
I tried holding for 30 seconds and it worked!! Seems you have to press longer than is specified.

Thanks for your help, I am all up an running now. :-)

Would like to say thankyou for a great forum.

6 Replies

plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 16, 2021
When you factory reset, did you push and hold for 7-15 seconds while the device is powered on?

Many just click the button. It needs to be held long enough the lights on the extender flash/change
- andyamstrad
  Tutor
  Aug 16, 2021
  Yes I used a paperclip to hold the reset buitton for at least 15 seconds. The light flashed amber rqapidly and then changed to green. I can see the old SSIDs in the WIFI connections list and not the NETGEAR_EXT SSID which is used to setup the extender with WPA. I have tried several times now. Sounds like the reset is not happening?
  - plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Aug 16, 2021
    sounds like it.
    
    You can try pushing for up to 30 seconds.
    
    If that doesn't work, and you can still connect to it with the old password, try logging into it.
    
    In the browser settings page theres an option to erase it from there
    
    or re-run setup using the browser

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NETGEAR Nighthawk 11AC 2200 without WPS