Because he is to fast at speaking. People need smooth fluid speak not as fast as he is. It could be good information if slower and deliberate you are only as fast as your weakest student
@@billf9847 Bill...my guy...slow the video down then it aint that hard u aint gotta hate on the way people talk just put captions or try a different video people usually make at least 10 vids or more on a certain topic so if u dont get this one go to the next
@@josemontero4695 no one is hating but if your going to instruct slow down. Your only as good as your slowest student. Slowing the video down ? Lol. Okay. Stop talking like you assume people know what your talking about or they are already educated on the topic. If your going to do these videos.
Was having somany issues when I set up my extender. But following the website and your steps I managed to get this little device to work and now I'm a happy camper. Thanx!
Thanks for the very good istructions on setting up an internet extender. My situation was similar to yours with the Spectrum router at one end of my home and my exercise room and Roku at the other in the basement. I purchased a Pix-Link Repeater/Extender and set the device up as an extender as an Access Point. The Pix-Link is connected with an ethernet cable in the Lan port to my Spectrum router. When setting up the Pix-Link access point I added a password. Works great both the Roku and Bowflex treadmill connected each showing excellent signal strength. Exercised this morning no freezing of the Bowflex monitor and the Ruko was flawless.
I was confused how to factory reset, but you have to hold it for 10 seconds, but the light will flash and reset. Then you connect it to the new router or modem and then it worked for me. It is working great now. I had a hard time figuring this out and I thought I would share this. I moved and I barely used this at the other place but I definitely need it now. It works amazingly. My modem is in my living room and I have the extender in my hallway. I barely got signal before, but now I get full signal in my bedroom.
When I got to the step for the new password for the WiFi I pressed “same as current password” and now when I go to the new WiFi and put my password it says it’s incorrect. Is there a way to redo everything or to change the password??
Good morning, I bought one yesterday and since arrived, I was trying to connect it and I succeeded. It was difficult for me but I made it.... :) and is more greater than I thought.with that all the house have wireless... with good signal....Am from Puerto Rico...
Thank you for your video, I just bought one of these extenders and followed what you did to setup it up. After following what you did it worked and setup was easy thanks for you video setup.
Thanks for your review. I almost bought this product but the fact that you need to register online for a genie account (7:09) made me chose another product. I'd be very frustrated if I bought this product and discovered afterwards, so I owe you one.
Because we have a lot of information to pack into a video without making it too long. You can slow down TH-cam videos: th-cam.com/video/Se9o-tQeZXw/w-d-xo.html
@@HelpCloud arrived today and was an easier setup than I was expecting. Works perfectly and completly fulfilled what I needed it to do. Definitely would also recommend.
I am trying to use WPS. My router supports WPS. I hit the WPS button on both devices. I see the new network names with EXT. I connect to EXT with the same password as for my router. Connection successful. However, NO INTERNET. My WPS button flashed when I hit the button, but did not go solid green like yours. I do not want to create an account to get this working. It was a gift. After hearing your thoughts, and if buying for myself, I would have bought the seamless one....still might....thanks for the video.
Ok. simpler way if for whatever reason pressing the buttons doesnt work right for you. Plug the extended in the same room and as close to the router as possible wait for the light ot turn green. Plug an ethernet line directly from the router to the extender. It should connect almost immediately. Double check on your phones wifi settings and you are golden
When I plug it in it’s shows 2 networks that have the same name as my original WiFi with _2G and 5G. And whenever I try to connect dns it won’t connect so I tried the online one and whenever I connected to the new network the page never loaded. Any help?
The set up is not that easy. Anyway i have a series of questions which you did not cover. You only registered it with you phone. Can you register it on the comp as well as on the TV? How come a USB internet signal receiver can receive single anywhere with no need to plug into an electrical socket like this Netgear extender? What is the range of this device in meters? Can it pick signal from outside your house and bring it into your living room or bedroom? Can you connect an ethernet cable plugged into this device and run it all the way into your TV or even comp? thank you
So I have Verizon DSL home internet (wall phone jack with a phone jack splitter with one cable going into my landline phone and the other cable going into my modem/router ) and we use the wifi (2 laptops, 2 tablets, 3 smartphones, 2 smart tvs) and only get 4.87 mbps download speed and 0.67 upload speed, would this extender increase my download and upload speeds? Or should I just change internet providers? (I am considering Xfinity since it's cable, fiber optics isn't available in my area)
I ordered this extender on Amazon today. I want to put it in my room to connect to my ps4 through an Ethernet cable. My room is on the top floor, and my router is in the basement directly under me 2 floors. Will this work?
Thank you, I got it up and running in mins. with your video - Before this, I was on the phone with them and they wanted to have access into my computer - No! Nope!
I have the netgear ex3700, i have linked it up to my router via wps, have put it in my room and works works great, i have wanted to link it to my Xbox one s via ethernet cable. Is this possible or is this product only a wifi system. I
All i can think, is the netgear needs an update, i currently have an ethernet cable plugged in to the Xbox one and it doesn't recognize it. If you have any other ideas what is, it be really helpful
Worked great, thanks for posting. On each connect I get an error saying network not available, then all of a sudden it shows connected. Probably a netgear bum trigger.
so does this boost the signal that goes to wireless cable boxes? i dont need one for my phone, i need to boost the signal to the other side of the house
Thanks for this! This was actually such a ball ache, the main problem I found was that it was struggling to find my IP Address while connecting. This weirdly worked with I stopped trying to connect to the 2.4 and connected to the 5GHz. I'm not sure why that worked but whatever right. It also took a strangely long time to connect, will edit this in a few mins while I put it where I want, see if that ends up working. EDIT: It does seem to work, IT IS a bit sketchy so I'm hoping it irons out a bit but I managed to connect a PC up stairs (router down stairs) with an ethernet connection, so ethernet cable from Netgear extender to PC. Hopefully it keeps working. Thanks for the video again
What if you set it up already and then it starts to not work? How would i make it work again? Do i have to go thru the same process like i’m setting it up for the first time again?
Still working well to this day. I have about 5-10 smart home devices/computers on it. It does require a reboot every so often(I reset every other week).
If connect devices through this instead of directly to router fir say roommates does it give any extra security or keep them from getting into my router directly?
GREAT video. I just want to note that your 56mbps is not the same as mb/s internet providers advertise mbps wich stands for mega BITs per second. and we all assume that means the same as MB/s which is mega bytes per second. the difference is that a mega bit is approximately 1/8 a mega byte.....
I have a Gigabit connection and I no longer use this extender. I upgraded to a Deco M5 Mesh system. When I was using the extender, I was getting around 300 down/up.
@@HelpCloud One thing I wanted to share here is if you end up with, "Connection refused" in Chrome or FF, etc, I spent about 10 hours wasting my time when clearing the cache was the solution. But overall great video here.
I am 73 with lots of digital matters. Adding the wi-fi extender was one. Yes, he talks very fast. Being older and southern made it too fast even going through 3 times too fast.
It is possible, although the speed will depend on where the Wifi source is. Since the extender has to grab the wifi signal then send it through the Ethernet port, if the wifi strength is unstable the Ethernet port will be as well. Let me know if that makes sense!
I pay for around 100mbs for our wifi. We have a 2.4ghz option and a 5ghz option, but the 5ghz is set up on the router to work best when you are closer to it. I tried setting the extender up through WPS and it would never stop blinking and would not connect with the router, so I set it up online like you did and everything looked good. Both networks showed up with both speeds, but the internet speeds were WORSE than without the extender. I was getting about 6 mbs in my room (where I want to have better connection) without the extender, but this decreased to about 1-2 mbs WITH the extender on both the 2.4ghz and 5ghz networks. I tried moving the extender to several different rooms and there was little to no change. If anything, the movement farther from my room/computer weakened the speeds to less than 1 mbs. I downloaded the app and it claimed the connection was 100% in my room and I was getting 72 mbs, but after using several internet speed tests, this was obviously not the case. I've tried fast lane, changing the port connection between 2.4ghz and 5ghz, and nothing seems to be working. I'm not sure if its a faulty extender or what, but I don't know what else to try. I'm currently trying to download a video game update that is 38mbs. The game claims I am getting about 80kbs......KBS! So far, this extender is a complete fraud.
This defiantly seems like a faulty one, you want to make sure the extender is roughly in the middle of where you want your signal strengthened and where the main wifi source is.
@@HelpCloud Might end up doing that. I used the website and have been configuring it differently all day. After I did a factory reset, I was able to get 21mbs on the 5g, but that is still nowhere near the 150mbs that I pay for. Thanks again for the responses!
Windows 10 has a Hotspot feature. You might have that on? From a CMD prompt (Windows Key + R and enter CMD and press enter) enter: netsh wlan show all. If you see HOSTED NETWORK enable and data then this is sharing your SSID. Otherwise, another router nearby is using the SAME SSID. If you have the router on and see 2, well, there is another one.
Can you use this WiFi extender to connect a hotspot do you can connect a Arlo security camera that must be connected with a Ethernet cable the hotspot is a R910
Would this work to help boost signal to something like the Arlo wireless cameras? Have one camera out by my garage that struggles to keep a solid signal.
If the Camera's wifi is connected to the extender, yes. It should help, just make sure the extender has a solid connection to the Original wifi network.
Sorry mate I have mine all set up but I have decided to give use to that sweet Ethernet port but for some reason my computer doesn’t recognise the wired network ... it says something along the lines of “ this connection is missing an IP” . If you can shed some light on the matter I would deeply appreciate it
I have two of this extenders in my home my router in my living room one extender in my garage and the 2nd one upstairs. I was just wondering if u can have two extender set up?
could this help in an concrete garage I live with a family member who gave me permission to make a small recording/animation studio in their garage if I clean it all out so I'm trying to get a strong wifi signal just to be safe on the strength Question 2 I saw it has a ethernet port could I plug that into a system? Or is plug to plug just into the router
It could, concrete can be hard to get a good signal through. Best case scenario is to try it out and see. Also yes, you can plug a system into the Ethernet port.
@@HelpCloud roger that when i am able to get I will and if its alright to ask another what would happen if I plug another router into it if that is a option sorry you already said what would happen in your video work is been hard and haven't been able to re-see it but could I do that ? and connect to the wifi that's already there or would that make it its own thing?
i bought this and used it with my net gear dual router unfortunately it keeped changing channels back to the one i was trying to extend set for a novice like me was fairly easy but keeping it connected to the extended signal was impossible so i sent it back
Can this be used to increase the signal strength to my wifi security cameras? I have 2 cameras (out back and at my driveway) but apparently the Honeywell people are saying the cameras and App are having trouble communicating due to a weak wifi signal. Would this fix that issue?
Yes it can increase the signal strength for anything that is connected to it. Just be sure to get a solid connection to this so it can properly extend the signal! You will however need to go into the camera settings & swap the wifi over to the name you set up on this device.
For extender mode, you do need a preexisting wifi network. If you want to use AP(Access Point) mode then you can plug a cable into the side and configure a wifi network.
Yes, you can wire a device to the ethernet port and have a "wired" connection. In AP(Access Point) mode, you are required to have an Ethernet attached to your router.
My problem is that we recently did remodeling on our walls and roof my WiFi was good before never had problems but now I’m getting a lot of lag and I game jitter my modem and router are inside the padio room I have a room outside like a guest house so kinda far away I say like 50 ft can I plug this in my room plug and get a better signal from it or plug a Ethernet cable to this from my room straight to my pc
Hello I'm having problems connecting to my extender wps or new extender setup isn't working at all when I pull up the website it's not fuctioning when I press the WPS button on my router and extender no connection is established
Netgear N300 Range extender is basically the same as this one and I’m getting a worse connection with it than just the original 2.4ghz channel, original channel is giving me 45mbs and with the extender it drops it to 16 idk what else to do
I get through the setup but my connection is stuck on "obtaining IP address".... I have the ex2700.. Tried manual config as youve shown but when I get to the screen where it says connect to a wifi device with credentials and hit continue I get an error that it it is not connected.. when i do it via wps is when i get stuck on the obtaining ip address and it never connects
That should work just fine. Make sure the extender has a solid wifi connection. Plug the computer in via Ethernet. Did this same setup just the other day, works great.
its not poipping up the wifi like it did for you instead is says bobs_2EXT or something like that i tried doing a factory reset but it still syas bobs and when i click on bobs itsays i need a password
I changed services with a new router. The new one does not have WPS. When I follow these instructions I can't find the network Netgear_EXT. Only the two previous wifi names with the 2G and 5G and 2 Netgear 67ext that I need a password for. I think they are for a neighbor. I have fine factory reset but can't find Netgear_EXT. Can anyone help?
I don’t understand why people are complaining about you talking fast lol. You’re talking fine and I can understand you perfectly!!
Everyone is different! Thanks for the feedback.
Because he is to fast at speaking. People need smooth fluid speak not as fast as he is. It could be good information if slower and deliberate you are only as fast as your weakest student
@@billf9847 Bill...my guy...slow the video down then it aint that hard u aint gotta hate on the way people talk just put captions or try a different video people usually make at least 10 vids or more on a certain topic so if u dont get this one go to the next
@@josemontero4695 no one is hating but if your going to instruct slow down. Your only as good as your slowest student. Slowing the video down ? Lol. Okay. Stop talking like you assume people know what your talking about or they are already educated on the topic. If your going to do these videos.
@@billf9847 true true
Was having somany issues when I set up my extender. But following the website and your steps I managed to get this little device to work and now I'm a happy camper. Thanx!
Glad it worked for ya!
This video was more helpful than the startup guide. Thank you.
You bet!
Thanks for the very good istructions on setting up an internet extender. My situation was similar to yours with the Spectrum router at one end of my home and my exercise room and Roku at the other in the basement. I purchased a Pix-Link Repeater/Extender and set the device up as an extender as an Access Point. The Pix-Link is connected with an ethernet cable in the Lan port to my Spectrum router. When setting up the Pix-Link access point I added a password. Works great both the Roku and Bowflex treadmill connected each showing excellent signal strength. Exercised this morning no freezing of the Bowflex monitor and the Ruko was flawless.
When he said "WHO LIKES CRAPPY INT----" it literally froze when he said that xD
Thank you for doing this set up tutorial. It was very helpful. Set up my extender today. So far so good. A+
Glad it helped!
I was confused how to factory reset, but you have to hold it for 10 seconds, but the light will flash and reset. Then you connect it to the new router or modem and then it worked for me. It is working great now. I had a hard time figuring this out and I thought I would share this. I moved and I barely used this at the other place but I definitely need it now. It works amazingly. My modem is in my living room and I have the extender in my hallway. I barely got signal before, but now I get full signal in my bedroom.
Awesome!
Why are there dislikes in this video? This is legit the ONLY video in youtube that has a perfect set up for this device
THANK YOU FOR THIS
People need to hate on something, if the video didn't work for them specifically, they dislike the video.
Thank you so much. Best headache reliever thus far!
When I got to the step for the new password for the WiFi I pressed “same as current password” and now when I go to the new WiFi and put my password it says it’s incorrect. Is there a way to redo everything or to change the password??
Factory reset by using a tiny screwdriver or pin on the side where it says "reset"
@@HelpCloud thanks :)
Good morning, I bought one yesterday and since arrived, I was trying to connect it and I succeeded. It was difficult for me but I made it.... :) and is more greater than I thought.with that all the house have wireless... with good signal....Am from Puerto Rico...
Awesome!
Thank you for your video, I just bought one of these extenders and followed what you did to setup it up. After following what you did it worked and setup was easy thanks for you video setup.
I got the same as u😁
Thanks for your review. I almost bought this product but the fact that you need to register online for a genie account (7:09) made me chose another product. I'd be very frustrated if I bought this product and discovered afterwards, so I owe you one.
Thank you, you covered it well
You're talking like you need to go somewhere in a hurry
Because we have a lot of information to pack into a video without making it too long. You can slow down TH-cam videos: th-cam.com/video/Se9o-tQeZXw/w-d-xo.html
Yeah, those little Mico edits after each sentence were super annoying. It felt like my phone had the hiccups
@@HelpCloud Thanks, that works
NETGEAR Wifi Range Extender EX3700 big discount amzn.to/3bcX8ZS
Thank you so much, was thinking of getting this, now my desision is final.
Let us know how it works!
@@HelpCloud yeah will do!
@@HelpCloud arrived today and was an easier setup than I was expecting. Works perfectly and completly fulfilled what I needed it to do. Definitely would also recommend.
For those of you saying that he talks too fast, TH-cam has a nice playback speed feature in the video settings. You should use it.
Appreciate the feedback!
OK worked great using extender option - Thanks!
Great to hear!
I am trying to use WPS. My router supports WPS. I hit the WPS button on both devices. I see the new network names with EXT. I connect to EXT with the same password as for my router. Connection successful. However, NO INTERNET. My WPS button flashed when I hit the button, but did not go solid green like yours. I do not want to create an account to get this working. It was a gift. After hearing your thoughts, and if buying for myself, I would have bought the seamless one....still might....thanks for the video.
Omg I just want to plug the dam thing in, turn it on, select the wifi network and get on with my day. Shit.
This helped sooooo much thank you
You're welcome!
Ok. simpler way if for whatever reason pressing the buttons doesnt work right for you.
Plug the extended in the same room and as close to the router as possible wait for the light ot turn green. Plug an ethernet line directly from the router to the extender. It should connect almost immediately. Double check on your phones wifi settings and you are golden
I will have to try this out.
When I plug it in it’s shows 2 networks that have the same name as my original WiFi with _2G and 5G. And whenever I try to connect dns it won’t connect so I tried the online one and whenever I connected to the new network the page never loaded. Any help?
Factory reset and try again.
Just ordered the new model I need it really bad. Thank you.
Awesome, hope it works for you!
Awesome review! Well done.
So you make a 12 minute video about setting this up and then you say, reference the manual?
Not my proudest moment.
@@HelpCloud At least you see it.
The set up is not that easy. Anyway i have a series of questions which you did not cover. You only registered it with you phone. Can you register it on the comp as well as on the TV? How come a USB internet signal receiver can receive single anywhere with no need to plug into an electrical socket like this Netgear extender? What is the range of this device in meters? Can it pick signal from outside your house and bring it into your living room or bedroom? Can you connect an ethernet cable plugged into this device and run it all the way into your TV or even comp? thank you
So I have Verizon DSL home internet (wall phone jack with a phone jack splitter with one cable going into my landline phone and the other cable going into my modem/router ) and we use the wifi (2 laptops, 2 tablets, 3 smartphones, 2 smart tvs) and only get 4.87 mbps download speed and 0.67 upload speed, would this extender increase my download and upload speeds? Or should I just change internet providers? (I am considering Xfinity since it's cable, fiber optics isn't available in my area)
I ordered this extender on Amazon today. I want to put it in my room to connect to my ps4 through an Ethernet cable. My room is on the top floor, and my router is in the basement directly under me 2 floors. Will this work?
FaZe Tom BRUH SAME WITH ME LOL but my ps4 is downstairs (below my router)
how much did yours cost tho
With the router being 2 floors down. This may not work the best.
psn is plaqqy_ I bought the Netgear 30 dollar one lol
HelpCloud Ah so you would say its range is just one floor higher or lower than the router?
Mine wont connect with my router please help. I see the extender on my wifi just not connecting to router
Can you connect your smartphone as a hotspot and extend Wi-Fi from phone thru home or whatever? Thanks for the video.
That should work as long as you have the password to setup on the hotspot.
Thank you, I got it up and running in mins. with your video - Before this, I was on the phone with them and they wanted to have access into my computer - No! Nope!
Glad you were able to get it working!
I’m having the hardest time to set it up so hopefully it helps me
Let us know!
Great help - thank you!
Glad it helped!!
I have the netgear ex3700, i have linked it up to my router via wps, have put it in my room and works works great, i have wanted to link it to my Xbox one s via ethernet cable. Is this possible or is this product only a wifi system. I
It does support Ethernet connections!
All i can think, is the netgear needs an update, i currently have an ethernet cable plugged in to the Xbox one and it doesn't recognize it. If you have any other ideas what is, it be really helpful
Do u think I can connect wirelessly to my router in my kitchen and enthernet cable connect it to my pc?
How far is the kitchen/router from your PC?
HelpCloud I have a one sorry house so like 20 feet? Or 30?
Worked great, thanks for posting. On each connect I get an error saying network not available, then all of a sudden it shows connected. Probably a netgear bum trigger.
It works. Anyone explain how ISP dont have control over this of throttling? And how does this pick up my weak outdated wifi to super fast?
so does this boost the signal that goes to wireless cable boxes? i dont need one for my phone, i need to boost the signal to the other side of the house
This boosts the signal for a 2.4 or 5 Ghz wifi network. So assuming your cable box uses your wifi to connect to the internet, this would work.
THANKS MAN
You're welcome!
I can i use this for Mobile Hotspot tethering.?
Can these extenders improve/make better my current internet? Or does it just extend the internet? Is a wifi booster the same thing? Thanks
All it does is boost the internet to areas that are unstable.
Thanks for this! This was actually such a ball ache, the main problem I found was that it was struggling to find my IP Address while connecting. This weirdly worked with I stopped trying to connect to the 2.4 and connected to the 5GHz. I'm not sure why that worked but whatever right. It also took a strangely long time to connect, will edit this in a few mins while I put it where I want, see if that ends up working.
EDIT:
It does seem to work, IT IS a bit sketchy so I'm hoping it irons out a bit but I managed to connect a PC up stairs (router down stairs) with an ethernet connection, so ethernet cable from Netgear extender to PC. Hopefully it keeps working. Thanks for the video again
Thanks for the feedback, how close to the main wifi source is it?
How do I setup on a new router
Set everything up…. Can connect my laptop to it however, the WPS light has not come on… any suggestions?
What if you set it up already and then it starts to not work? How would i make it work again? Do i have to go thru the same process like i’m setting it up for the first time again?
I would reboot it, then try again. If that doesn't work I would factory reset and re-setup.
Thanks for your video. I do NOT see a WPS button on my old router or even on my xfinity modem/router. Now what?
It's a temporary code! Be sure to quickly check when sending the signal
What about now ? Is it still good or like others repeaters
Hey quick question it’s been a year since you made this video....how is the device holding up?
Still working well to this day. I have about 5-10 smart home devices/computers on it. It does require a reboot every so often(I reset every other week).
@@HelpCloud hey how do you set up multiple devices? Do you have to go through the same process
Have you got this in Braille cause you sure can’t read it?
If connect devices through this instead of directly to router fir say roommates does it give any extra security or keep them from getting into my router directly?
No, once setup, you can access the routers IP if the have the sign in info.
Great Vid. Can I extend signal via
lan(CAT5E) cable? Signal is to low back
in my garage. Approx 80ft away.
Yes, you can place in AP mode.
@helpcloud what do you do if the website crashes when trying to connect it
GREAT video. I just want to note that your 56mbps is not the same as mb/s internet providers advertise mbps wich stands for mega BITs per second. and we all assume that means the same as MB/s which is mega bytes per second. the difference is that a mega bit is approximately 1/8 a mega byte.....
Correct.
What is your internet speed and how much you getting from the extender?
I'm paying 200/200 download/ upload and i'm only getting around 20-25mbs.
I have a Gigabit connection and I no longer use this extender. I upgraded to a Deco M5 Mesh system. When I was using the extender, I was getting around 300 down/up.
15 minutes later and . Well maybe you answered this before but FF 's cache was just cleared and all is well again ( so far ).
Awesome!
@@HelpCloud One thing I wanted to share here is if you end up with, "Connection refused" in Chrome or FF, etc, I spent about 10 hours wasting my time when clearing the cache was the solution. But overall great video here.
That is good to know! Thank you for posting a solution.
I am 73 with lots of digital matters. Adding the wi-fi extender was one. Yes, he talks very fast. Being older and southern made it too fast even going through 3 times too fast.
Thanks Joanna for the feedback!
For hotels that do not have ethernet ports, can this also be used for a hard wire setup?
It is possible, although the speed will depend on where the Wifi source is. Since the extender has to grab the wifi signal then send it through the Ethernet port, if the wifi strength is unstable the Ethernet port will be as well. Let me know if that makes sense!
I pay for around 100mbs for our wifi. We have a 2.4ghz option and a 5ghz option, but the 5ghz is set up on the router to work best when you are closer to it.
I tried setting the extender up through WPS and it would never stop blinking and would not connect with the router, so I set it up online like you did and everything looked good. Both networks showed up with both speeds, but the internet speeds were WORSE than without the extender. I was getting about 6 mbs in my room (where I want to have better connection) without the extender, but this decreased to about 1-2 mbs WITH the extender on both the 2.4ghz and 5ghz networks. I tried moving the extender to several different rooms and there was little to no change. If anything, the movement farther from my room/computer weakened the speeds to less than 1 mbs. I downloaded the app and it claimed the connection was 100% in my room and I was getting 72 mbs, but after using several internet speed tests, this was obviously not the case. I've tried fast lane, changing the port connection between 2.4ghz and 5ghz, and nothing seems to be working. I'm not sure if its a faulty extender or what, but I don't know what else to try. I'm currently trying to download a video game update that is 38mbs. The game claims I am getting about 80kbs......KBS!
So far, this extender is a complete fraud.
This defiantly seems like a faulty one, you want to make sure the extender is roughly in the middle of where you want your signal strengthened and where the main wifi source is.
@@HelpCloud Thanks for responding! I tried the same room as the router, halfway points, far points, and the speeds were bad everywhere.
That is too bad to hear, sorry about that. I would return the unit and snag a new one to see if that was in fact a bad unit.
@@HelpCloud Might end up doing that. I used the website and have been configuring it differently all day. After I did a factory reset, I was able to get 21mbs on the 5g, but that is still nowhere near the 150mbs that I pay for. Thanks again for the responses!
Does the WiFi router need to be Netgear in order to use this WiFi extender ? Can I use it for a spectrum router with that extender router ?
It does not, this extender is pretty universal.
i am doing this from my chromebook and what is the name of the phone
after i did the setup, does it matter that the wps light isn’t on?
What color is the WPS light?
What app is it ? Im having so much trouble connecting it it keeps saying dns server can not connect
Windows 10 has a Hotspot feature. You might have that on?
From a CMD prompt (Windows Key + R and enter CMD and press enter) enter: netsh wlan show all.
If you see HOSTED NETWORK enable and data then this is sharing your SSID. Otherwise, another router nearby is using the SAME SSID.
If you have the router on and see 2, well, there is another one.
Can you use this WiFi extender to connect a hotspot do you can connect a Arlo security camera that must be connected with a Ethernet cable the hotspot is a R910
Would this work to help boost signal to something like the Arlo wireless cameras? Have one camera out by my garage that struggles to keep a solid signal.
If the Camera's wifi is connected to the extender, yes. It should help, just make sure the extender has a solid connection to the Original wifi network.
Sorry mate I have mine all set up but I have decided to give use to that sweet Ethernet port but for some reason my computer doesn’t recognise the wired network ... it says something along the lines of “ this connection is missing an IP” . If you can shed some light on the matter I would deeply appreciate it
If you connect to the extender's wireless network, does it work?
I have two of this extenders in my home my router in my living room one extender in my garage and the 2nd one upstairs. I was just wondering if u can have two extender set up?
Yes you can!
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How good is this in a concrete house??
@@Detailguy101 Hi, I took my chances and bought it. Houses in Puerto Rico are mostly concrete houses and it is working really great.
@@JohnnyDarko.0 I live In PR, thanks for your Q&A I will be buying it now.
How far away from the router can i take it?
As far away as possible before the LED turns yellow/red
HelpCloud what is the link of the Netgear on your phone? Website? Address?
Default is 192.168. 1.250 or mywifiext
I connected it all but it when I connect to it, it doesn’t have internet at all. Any suggestions?
This ever resolve?
@@HelpCloud nope, I follow the steps and everything is lit up and connected except for the wps
just got that same one n still trying figuer it out lol
Are you trying to setup in AP or Extender mode?
if my wifi has password with special characters does it supports
Yes it does.
So if I am buying this and using it for better connection on my PS4 what mode would I use?
You would want to use extender mode.
could this help in an concrete garage I live with a family member who gave me permission to make a small recording/animation studio in their garage if I clean it all out so I'm trying to get a strong wifi signal just to be safe on the strength
Question 2 I saw it has a ethernet port could I plug that into a system? Or is plug to plug just into the router
It could, concrete can be hard to get a good signal through. Best case scenario is to try it out and see. Also yes, you can plug a system into the Ethernet port.
@@HelpCloud roger that when i am able to get I will and if its alright to ask another what would happen if I plug another router into it if that is a option sorry you already said what would happen in your video work is been hard and haven't been able to re-see it but could I do that ? and connect to the wifi that's already there or would that make it its own thing?
Looks like this TP-Link AC1200 WiFi Range Extender RE300 does the whole house seamless connection thing for about fifty bucks.
Hey I don’t know what I did wrong but my extender is giving me slower speed than I had without the extender
How close is the extender to the main wifi network?
Is it necessary for it to be in a wall socket or can it go in an extension cord
Saad0un I use it in a extension lead
Either is fine.
can it repeat 5ghz network
Thanks mate. It was helpful!
Is it necessary for the wps on the wifi extender light on because is not on but it still works with the wps light off
Yes, WPS is another method to connect to the router/modem.
i bought this and used it with my net gear dual router unfortunately it keeped changing channels back to the one i was trying to extend set for a novice like me was fairly easy but keeping it connected to the extended signal was impossible so i sent it back
I logged in and it says I need an update but it doesn’t let me do it because it says the extender is not connected to my network? Any help?
Do you have a skip option?
@@HelpCloud Nope every time I go to the website it says the extender is not connected to the internet
Can you use this for a public place that has no Wi-Fi password?
It might, I have never tried.
Can this be used to increase the signal strength to my wifi security cameras? I have 2 cameras (out back and at my driveway) but apparently the Honeywell people are saying the cameras and App are having trouble communicating due to a weak wifi signal. Would this fix that issue?
Yes it can increase the signal strength for anything that is connected to it. Just be sure to get a solid connection to this so it can properly extend the signal! You will however need to go into the camera settings & swap the wifi over to the name you set up on this device.
Sooo do you *need* to have a MORDAN wifi router for it to work properly?
For extender mode, you do need a preexisting wifi network. If you want to use AP(Access Point) mode then you can plug a cable into the side and configure a wifi network.
Can I still use the eithernet cable if I use extendor mode?
Yes, you can wire a device to the ethernet port and have a "wired" connection. In AP(Access Point) mode, you are required to have an Ethernet attached to your router.
My problem is that we recently did remodeling on our walls and roof my WiFi was good before never had problems but now I’m getting a lot of lag and I game jitter my modem and router are inside the padio room I have a room outside like a guest house so kinda far away I say like 50 ft can I plug this in my room plug and get a better signal from it or plug a Ethernet cable to this from my room straight to my pc
Yes, you can do either, you will want to determine if AP mode or extender mode is best.
Hello I'm having problems connecting to my extender wps or new extender setup isn't working at all when I pull up the website it's not fuctioning when I press the WPS button on my router and extender no connection is established
Factory reset with a small object on the side. Then redo the setup without WPS setup.
Does the the Extender append an "EXT" to your SSID?
It will create a separate network & append EXT at the end. The more expensive models allow for seamless roaming.
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Netgear N300 Range extender is basically the same as this one and I’m getting a worse connection with it than just the original 2.4ghz channel, original channel is giving me 45mbs and with the extender it drops it to 16 idk what else to do
How close is it to the main wifi source.
I get through the setup but my connection is stuck on "obtaining IP address".... I have the ex2700.. Tried manual config as youve shown but when I get to the screen where it says connect to a wifi device with credentials and hit continue I get an error that it it is not connected.. when i do it via wps is when i get stuck on the obtaining ip address and it never connects
Reboot the main router/modem. Then try the setup again.
Will this work if I only have wifi in my studio & need to connect a desktop to it? I was told my work desktop needs to be plugged into a router
That should work just fine. Make sure the extender has a solid wifi connection. Plug the computer in via Ethernet. Did this same setup just the other day, works great.
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its not poipping up the wifi like it did for you instead is says bobs_2EXT or something like that i tried doing a factory reset but it still syas bobs and when i click on bobs itsays i need a password
You need to put in the password for bobs first, then it should append _ext
@@HelpCloud well how do I get Bob's password though. help
I changed services with a new router. The new one does not have WPS. When I follow these instructions I can't find the network Netgear_EXT. Only the two previous wifi names with the 2G and 5G and 2 Netgear 67ext that I need a password for. I think they are for a neighbor. I have fine factory reset but can't find Netgear_EXT. Can anyone help?
Will this work with xfinitywifi ? Some extenders won’t bring up xfinity log in page to sign in and connect
It is compatible with Xfiniity wifi!
So if i use the ethernet from the wifi extender can i also plug it in my ps4
No, it only has 1 ethernet port.
@@HelpCloud No can i use the wifi extender as a router and connect one side of the ethernet to the wifi extender and the other side to my PlayStation
i did exactly what you did and ive done it the same way but so many differant ways too but still doesnt work
What is the issue?
I have it and I have it ready, in the same room as the router but I can not get into the website while connected to the ext
Is this pre or post setup?
@@HelpCloud pre
@@HelpCloud I have the same problem too .what can I do sir?