Hi
I am running my wifi from BT Infinity Homehub. However, signal is weak upstairs, so purchased above to extend the range. However, even though the home hub has a WPS button, cant seem to connect using the standard set-up instructions. There are alternative browser based instructions for routers without a WPS button, but this seems to be using a set-up wizard that only runs on PCs. Any dieas out there?
In most cases Extenders are not very happy to extend a non-same-manufacturer-wifi router. If your BT hub has a built-in WiFi router, buy a simple Netgear WNR1000 WiFi router (about 20-25€ Amazon) and place it next to the BT hub, you do not have to do any settings (except the WPA password), the net is called NETGEAR by default, reset the Extender to factory settings and it will work.
Netgear assure me that it should connect to other routers (not just their own kit), and I'd rather not have more IT hardware 'clutter' - specially without any guarantee that it's gonna work. Any other ideas out there?
Grately appreciated!
Netgear is NOT compatible to everything out there, but indeed a lot of other makes it will connect to (it will not connect to Siemens and several other makes).
Are you sure that is receiving enough signal to extend? Does it extend when close to the BT hub?
Help - have purchased a Netgear WN3000RP extender but can't connect computer to the extender - can't get any connections going at all. I can see the Netgear_ext when I click on the 'WiFi' icon in top RH corner but if I click on it nothing happens and I lose my WiFi connection. Not sure what to do or how to do it??
Netgear WN3000RP Range Extender
