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Extending AC2300
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Extending AC2300
I have an AC2300 Nighthawk router. Dish tv system. Get periodic disconnects upstairs. Bought a TP-Link range extender. When attempting wireless setup the WPS "button" on the router does not seem to do anything. I have the extender four feet from the router for set up. Have reset it a number of times. I press WPS on router, WPS on extender, latter just blinks for a while and then goes dark. No connection. I'm not exactly tech literate, and even trying to use the Tether app the setup does not work. I spent 45 minutes with a non english speaking TP Link tech who simply could not guide me through the process; she was obviously helping two or three other callers at the same time.
Last year I returned a TP Link extender because it would not pair. If I cannot get this one to work I will be returning it as well and just put up with the outages. Any SIMPLE suggestions? The router WPS is a button on the front of the router, not in back.
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Re: Extending AC2300
A couple things.
1. AC2300 is a speed, not a model. What router do you have?
2. What firmware is on the router?
3. What tp-link extender is it?
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What spectrum modem/router is it?
Firmware is what runs a device.
If you log into the R7000P through the browser, it should show on the top left or on the status page what firmware its on.
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Hate to say it but I am going to give up on attempting to get an extender to work with my router. Am going to return the TP-Link. We will just put up with the outages, pay to have a Dish guy come over and see how to increase wifi range, or move to Allo, which is an up and coming cable company in Nebraska and maybe elsewhere. I hate to give up Dish, it has the channel packages we like and Allo and Spectrum lack the favorites we want.
Thanks for attempting to help. I appreciate it. On a last note, it appears that Netgear deflects costs by creating a community, because tech support from Netgear costs the customers bucks. My next router will definitely not be a Netgear and if I ever get an extender it won't be TP-Link.
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