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EX6100 Extender not connecting to router or client after brief power outage

Dave45214
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EX6100 Extender not connecting to router or client after brief power outage

Took a whole house 1 second power hit today.  Cable and WiFi through router came back fine.  However my EX6100 which normally "recovers" from these power outages did not.  Neither the router link or client link are lit in any shade (off/no connection).  I've done the "press WPS on extender, then WPS on router" several times, moved extender to within six feet of router and tried again.  I'm past the "insanity is doing same thing over and over and expecting different results".  At that point, I tried the factory reset, still no connection between router and extender.  Is it possible that the power "hit" fried the extender and if so, any way to confirm? 

 

My router and equipment are in the basement.  When I initially got the extender I had a laptop which I carried to the basement to get the extender up and running.  Now only have desktop computer (and iPhone 11) and dread having to set up computer in basement to get the extender going again, especially if the extender (about one year old) is fried.  Thanks for any advice!

Model: EX6100|AC750 Dual Band WiFi Range Extender
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plemans
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Re: EX6100 Extender not connecting to router or client after brief power outage

what are the led's on the extender doing? 

You can put the extender where the desktop is to hardwire it in for setup. 

Have you tried this? 

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