harrison mary's blog : How to Get Your Netgear Extender Back to Work After Power Outage
Is your Netgear extender not working after power outage? Well, let's help you fix the issue!
No one can predict power outages. People may face a lot of problems because of the power breaks. If there is a power outage in your area, then apparently everything that works on electrical energy will shut down. Unluckily, this also bothers our WiFi and sometimes makes it dead.
If you are also struggling with the same situation, we have summed up a few tips to help you fix the issue. Read on.
How to fix mywifiext.net not working issue?
Reset your Netgear extender
Resetting your extender to the default factory setting will make it work well the same as the first time. Withal, to start using the internet on client devices, you need to again configure your extender via mywifiext.
This post will guide you on both processes. First, how to reset your Netgear extender and then how to make it operational by doing configuration. Let's get started.
Reset Netgear Extender
To fix mywifiext.net not working issue after a power outage, here's how to reset your Netgear extender. All you need to do is.
- Check if your extender is plugged into a power outlet.
- Now find the Reset button on your WiFi range extender.
- Get access to a pin-like device.
- Press and then release the Reset button using it.
That's it! Following the steps above you would be able to Reset your WiFi range extender to the default factory settings.
Moving ahead, let's now get familiar with the setup process of Netgear WiFi range extender.
How to perform Netgear Extender setup?
- Plug in your extender to a power outlet and make sure it is getting adequate power supply.
- Once done, connect your extender to your router using an Ethernet cable.
- Now on your computer launch a web browser of your choice.
Note: You can choose between various browser options, but make sure the web browser you are planning to use for the Netgear extender setup is running the latest software version.
- After launching a web browser, enter the mywifiext.net in the web address bar.
- After entering the address, hit Enter.
- As soon as you complete the above steps, Netgear mywifiext.net login window will appear on your device.
- Here, you need to enter the default credentials of your extender.
- Hit Log In after filling the default username and password and you will land on the Netgear Genie smart setup wizard.
- From here, you can tweak various settings of your Netgear extender as per your needs and requirements.
Well, you have completed the reconfiguration process of your Netgear extender.
If after reconfiguration of your extender, you are still facing the
same mywifiext.net not working issue, then better seek experts'
assistance.
Bonus Tip: To make your Netgear extender work seamlessly, we suggest you to periodically update Netgear extender firmware. Doing so will not only save your extender from various issues but also help in fixing bugs (If any). Updating your Netgear range extender to the latest version can also bring various improvements to your device. Therefore, update the firmware of your Netgear extender whenever you feel like it.
We hope that this post will help you understand how to fix Netgear extender issues if it is not acting well after the back of power outage.
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