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WN3000RPv3 - Configuration as Access Point Fails
WN3000RPv3 is connected to Internet Router via Ethernet.
Tried connecting PC to NETGEAR_EXT wireless but couldn't even find it among available networks until I disconnected from hardwired Internet ...
Hi HoppyDude1948,
Welcome to the community!
1. If you are looking to setup the WN3000RPv3 in extender mode (not in access point mode) then you don't need to have it wired to the router.
2. Page 10 of the user manual on this link may help out.
3. You can then relocate the extender to an optimal position once you have completed the setup.
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
Hi Dexter,
I'm not trying to set it up as a range extender. Need to set up as an Access Point.
Your suggestion is not a solution, unfortunately.
My house is 100 yrs old with 6" thick lath and horsehair plaster walls. Wireless signal does not penetrate enough to make the range extender option work. If I put the extender where it can receive a strong signal, it's too far from the target area. Thus the ethernet run and the Access Point option. So how does that work?
Hi HoppyDude1948,
1. To confirm, you can't get to the step where you choose whether to setup the device in extender mode or access point mode, correct?
2. Have you tried using another device (another computer, smartphone, tablet)?
3. Have you tried using another browser?
Regards,
Dexter
Community Team
Per your questions:
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
Hi HoppyDude1948,
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Regards,
Dexter
Community Team