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WN2500RP
174 TopicsExtender needs frequent rebooting
I have had the extender setup and working for the better part of a year. I haven't ever needed to touch it. Flawless performance. Very happy. About 6 weeks ago the internet stopped working for devices connected to it. Once I reboot the extender, everything goes back to working fine. A couple weeks later, same thing. Then a few days. Then a couple days... It's getting more frequent, to the point that when I plan to use the connection, I just reboot the device to preemptively avoid the frustration. Today I decided to sit down with it and look at whatever log files it might have. After all, *something* must get written down about it not working. But I can't find anything at all that might point me to the problem. The initial question is: Are there any logs it keeps about what is going on with the device? Can any be turned on? Secondarily, any clue about why it might suddenly stop working like this and need rebooting so frequently? I checked for a firmware update on-line, but it says I'm up to date. Brokk...26KViews1like7CommentsCan the WN2500RP be used as a simple access point?
Dear all, I have a modem/router (Ubee from cable provider Ziggo in the Netherlands) which has a crappy wifi. I have disabled the Ubee's wifi and instead connected a Netgear WNDR4500 router and use it's wifi capabilities. Advantage is that the Netgear is double band whereas the Ubee is either 2.4 or 5 GHz, but not both at the same time. All this hardware is at basement level. From the Ubee runs an CAT6 cable to the first floor enabling to connect a different device. I have a WN2500RP range extender, however would like to use it only as a regular access point. That is, I would like to connect one of the four LAN ports to the CAT cable coming from the Ubee and then use it for transmitting double band wifi signals on this first floor (the wifi signal coming from the WNDR4500 is too weak). But when using the range extender as an extender, be definition the wifi speeds will be half of those of the WNDR4500 as the extender has to receive as well as transmit. Hence, my idea of connecting it to a CAT wire and subsequently using it only for transmitting (faster) wifi. So, question is whether the WN2500RP can be used in such a mode? Thanks in advance for any help. Marcel27KViews1like3CommentsPower Light staying on Orange when I plug in for the first time.
I have just purchased a new WN2500RP. I have plugged it in. There are no other connections apart from the power. The orange light hasn't turned green. I have left the device for 10 minutes and tried it in 4 different power outlets. The 1 to 4 LAN indicator lights flash once intermittently once every 2 minutes or so. However, the power light never goes green. Any ideas anyone?51KViews1like15CommentsMAC addresses wrong, inconsistent !!
Hi, I am having [problems connecting to the extender when I have MAC filtering, access control, swicthed on in my Netgear router. The MAC addresses listed on the back of the box state they should be: 2C:........D8 and 2C.........D9 My router currently reports something different but similar, and I think its not consistent either: 2E........D8 and 2E.......D9 I normally use the access control list on my router and its list has 12 MAC addresses in it. It worked fine until the WN2500RP came along and now it have to turn it off! Does the 2500 have a problem with its MAC addresses???25KViews1like4CommentsWN3000RP range limitations
I have a solid brick house and I want to extend the range of my WiFi from one end of the house to the other. So I bought the WN3000RP. But it doesn't seem to have enough 'punch' to get through all the intervening brick walls. Do I have to buy another more powerful WiFi range extender (and if so, what do you recommend), or is there a better solution. I have a MacBook Pro and use a Belkin F1P1243EGau router.9.1KViews1like4Comments