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whyisthissohard
Jul 29, 2020Follower
EX6120 disconnects every hour
Hey All, looking for some insight as to why my Wifi Extender keeps losing connection every hour. I am at the point that I rather throw it against a wall than keep dealing with the loss of connecti...
plemans
Jul 29, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Try setting a static ip address in the router for the extender.
I'd also check into your router and how long its ip lease times are. If the router is releasing/reconnecting it would cause that same issue.
Did you set up the extender using wps or using the installation wizard? If you used wps, try re-running the setup using the installation wizard. not all manufacturer's code wps the same.
what router is it connected to?