Netgear Extender Isn’t Detecting 5GHz Band of Netgear Router? Try This

If your Netgear extender is unable to detect the 5GHz wireless network of your existing WiFi router or your wireless extender is intermittently losing the internet connection to the 5 GHz band, then try considering the wireless channel on your existing device.

1. First of all, you have to make sure that your range extender is plugged in closer to your existing WiFi router. Slow and sluggish internet speed can be caused by the improper placement of your WiFi devices.
2. Log in to your existing WiFi router interface.
3. Once you are logged in successfully, hit the Wireless option to access the Wireless Settings page of your device.
4. Now, beneath Wireless network (5GHz) search for the Channel.
5. If your existing WiFi router by default set to Auto or channel between 52-64 or 100-140, then it is recommended to change the channel between 36-48 or in between 149-161.
6. Once done, click on Apply.
7. Reconnect the Netgear extender to the 5GHz band and see whether the connectivity has improved or not.

Note: You might want to refresh your home WiFi network list in order to see your 5GHz router SSID (network name) in the available list of networks whose range you can extend.

Moreover, if you were using the channel between the recommended ranges mentioned above, then you have to change the channel to something different in order to fix intermittent and discontinuous internet connections.

If you are still facing issues, update firmware to the latest version on your smart Netgear product.

1. Visit the official site of Netgear.
2. Type the model number of your device in the search box.
3. In case a drop-down menu is displayed on your home screen, select your model number and proceed further.
4. And if you do not see a drop-down menu, then make sure that you have entered the model number of your device correctly. On the other hand, you can also select a product category to browse for the model number of your product.
5. Click on Firmware and after that, on Software Downloads.
6. Next, under the Current Versions option, choose the firmware version that you wish to download. Once done, click on the Download button.
7. Unzip the downloaded file.
8. Run the .exe file and follow the simple on-screen instructions to update the latest version of firmware on your Netgear device.

Note: Do not interrupt the firmware update process in between.

If you are still facing issues, then without any delay ask our technicians for Netgear support. Just dial 1-855-466-3001 (toll-free).

Also, note this down that to get the continuous internet speed without the signal breakage, you might need a Netgear range extender.

Configure N300 (WN3000RPv3) WiFi range extender with the help of your existing WiFi router and enjoy 20x faster internet speed.

Netgear n300 setup can be done in two ways:

1. Using WPS Method.
2. Using its web browser setup.

You can use any one of the above-mentioned methods for Netgear WiFi extender n300 setup.

Using WPS Method to connect your Netgear extender to your existing WiFi router

• On the side panel of your range extender, press and hold its WPS button for a couple of seconds.
• The LED lights on your device will blink.
• Within 4-5 minutes, apply the same process on your existing router as well.
• Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your router main router also.
• When your range extender connects to your WiFi network, the WPS LED on the Netgear device lights solid green and your existing router link LED will light up.

In this way, you can connect your range extender using the simple WPS method.

Using Web browser Setup to connect your Netgear extender to your existing WiFi router

• On your desktop or a laptop, use a WiFi network manager to connect to your Netgear extender’s default WiFi network i.e. Netgear_ext.
• Once the connection with your computer or laptop is successfully established, the client link LED will blink.
• Now, onto your device (computer or laptop) launch a web browser and type www.mywifiext.net. Do not enter the mentioned URL in the search bar.

www-mywifiext-net new extender setup page will display.

• Now, on the displayed page, you have to click on New extender setup button and complete all the required fields carefully. Once done, click on next.
• A message will be appeared on your home-screen asking you how would you like to use your range extender? You have to select ‘WiFi range extender’.
• After that, you have to select a network name whose range you wanna extend and after selecting, please hit the next button.
  Type the existing WiFi password in the password field and click on next.
• Personalize the login credentials for your range extender in the next step and click on next.
• Don’t forget to connect your computer or laptop to the range extender prior to clicking on Continue.

After some time a message will be displayed confirming that the range extender is connected successfully and ready.

• Hit the Next button.

A registration page will be displayed.

• Complete all the registration fields.
• Click on Finish to complete the process fo Netgear extender setup.

Note: Registration of your Netgear extender is very important in order to get instant support from our technical executives.