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My WN1000RP won't connect to tablet

Butterscotch194
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My WN1000RP won't connect to tablet

I have had this for over a year and once before it dropped connection only on the tablet- I called and they helped me. I just called but since it is over a year old I have to pay.
Please help. I am not very techy so I need step by step directions.
When I go to the area that says wireless networks the one that shows EXT says either fair or good connection. When I click connect it tells me it is authenticating. Nothing else happens.
Please Please help me!!
Thanks
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jmizoguchi
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Re: My WN1000RP won't connect to tablet

I would reset the unit and reset the extender again if that helps

You can go to support.netgear.com and download the manual
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Billcal
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Re: My WN1000RP won't connect to tablet

A request for authenticating is asking for a password for that network. I have the same sort of situation: a standard wireless network with a name but when I tried to add an extender to boost signal strength in some parts of the house it created a second network with the same name but followed by _EXT. I can connect to that (using the same password authentication as for the first network) but I would like to redo the Extender function and have it just add strength to the signal by locating the WN1000 in another room. I can't find a way to do that.
So signing in to the EXT network does the job with good signal strength in those areas but I would rather just have one wireless network to sign in to.

You might try whatever password you used for the original network before adding the EXT.

I have been trying a ask about that on this forum but I can't find a place to find the NEW THREAD box to create a new thread. Can you help?

Billcal (user name for this forum)
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jmizoguchi
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Re: My WN1000RP won't connect to tablet

I have been trying a ask about that on this forum but I can't find a place to find the NEW THREAD box to create a new thread. Can you help?


??

http://forum1.netgear.com/forumdisplay.php?f=141

Forum tools > post new thread


Do not try to connect extender back to back.. Will fail to work.

You can change _EXT with same SSID as main SSID name. You might get it alert but you should able to change and save it
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