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Saxon564
Aspirant
Mar 28, 2022

Wifi extender is not finding my network, and if it is, it isn't seeing it correctly

So I recently got the Netgear EX3110 and have been trying to set it up, but it never shows my network in the list of networks it finds. My network SSID being 'An Extremely Deadly Virus' running on a ...
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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 28, 2022

Are you using the installation assistant? If you tried setting up with wps, factory reset the extender. 
Push and hold reset for 7-15 seconds while the extender is powered on. 

then try using the installation assistant and NOT wps. 

here's a video of how to do it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJVklshxBMk

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    Saxon564
    Aspirant
    Mar 29, 2022

    I have been using the installation assistant without wps. I have also factory reset the extender which did not fix my issue.

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      plemans
      Guru - Experienced User
      Mar 29, 2022

      Try factory resetting the router and the extender. 

      When you setup the router, avoid special characters and spaces in the router's ssid and password.