Netgear WiFi Extender Not Connecting to Router (Solutions)

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The Netgear WiFi extender connects without using much of cables, like LAN cable or power cord using IP address like 192.168.1.1 But you can also face problems like Netgear WiFi extender not connecting to router. Here, you will get to know how to solve this mentioned issues with major solutions and tips.

Solutions:

There are only the majorly use solutions and tips that can solve the Netgear WiFi extender not connecting to router issue. Have a close look;

Reboot Extender Network

Restarting the network will allow extender settings to refresh, which will fix all bugs in the extender interface and hardware. To reboot the device you have to just follow some steps;

• 1.Find the power button on the extender.
• 2.Press it two times and the extender will restart.

Check Router to Extender Link

There other solution that might fix the issue is router to extender link which can be connected via Ethernet cable as well as WPS (most used).

• 1.You should make sure that the cable is not damaged and working fine, if the devices connected through cable.
• 2.You should plug in the extender near to the router or in the reach of it, if you are connecting the extender via WPS.

Also, you must check that the Netgear firmware is updated or not on router as well as in extender.

Reset Netgear Extender

The last option if the Netgear WiFi extender not connecting to router is not solved is reset the device. Follow some of the instructions to reset the device:

• 1.Find the reset pinhole button on the extender.
• 2.Give it a long press with a sharp object and release.
• 3.The reset process will start, and it ends after some minutes.

After that, you have to reconnect the extender to the router and configure via mywifiext login.

Reconnect WiFi Extender

Plug out the extender once and disconnect it to the router signal, then reconnect it via WPS. Now, you should configure all settings from the computer. Follow some steps:

• 1.Connect a computer or laptop to the extender network that is netgear_ext via LAN or SSID.
• 2.Open the browser and search the URL mywifiext.net (Windows), mywifiext.local (Mac) or Ip address 192.168.1.250.
• 3.You will get to the login page. Here, enter the username and password to the access the extender interface.
• 4.The default login credentials are given in the user manual or on the label of the Netgear extender.
• 5.By using the credentials and getting access to the interface, you will able to adjust the settings and reconfigure the device.

The End Conclusion

From this blog post, you have learned some of the major solutions that can solve the issue, which is Netgear WiFi extender not connecting to router.