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Range extender WN3000RPv3 is NOT SECURE

johnmoody
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Range extender WN3000RPv3 is NOT SECURE

Wow, I am disappointed in Netgear's support.  

 

I have a secure network, and I do *not* want to rely on WPS to tell the range extender which wi-fi network to choose. 

 

I can connect to the PC via the lan cable, or via the wi-fi output of the extender. But the only non-WPS option that Netgear provides is to go to mywifiext.net and let their javascripts do the job for me.

 

 

*Is there any way to use the PC to tell the extender which wi-fi network to choose without going online (if you use routers for data)

 

*What protocol does the PC use to interact with the extender. Is this proprietary to Netgear and we aren't allowed to know it???  

 

*What on earth does mywifiext.net  do? Is it a big secret how to do this manually or via a local program?

 

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A HUGE danger is, at any moment, Netgear could say "Oh, we've decided to charge you a fee everytime you want to set up your network, just enter your paypal address at mywifiext.net "


A BIGGER danger is, since we have no control over whatever mywifiext.net is doing, we actually do not have a secure network when using this junk.

 

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I went through the process of sending a support ticket, and getting on the phone after wating all day, only to have the support rep read me the instructions down the phone. 

 

Huge significant complaint here.

Model: WN3000RPv3|N300 WiFi Range Extender
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johnmoody
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(Actually, it just occurred to me that mywifiext.net  might be a page that is served by the extender locally.  That would be totally OK)

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johnmoody
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Actually, I now see that my post is wrong: the website www.mywifiext.net  is actually a proxy for 192.168.1.250 which is the IP of the device itself. In other words, the website is indeed served by the local device.  My mistake!!

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