Netgear is extender that extends your WiFi network. There are several reasons why your Netgear Extender may not work. Below are the solutions to all the reasons due to which your mywifiext not working properly. This article will help you to solve all your issues related to your Netgaer extender. Let’s start:

Netgear Extender Not Working

If your Netgear extender is not working, then, here are some settings and tips. After completing these, your extender will work good.

Check Cables And Ports

All the cables and ports should be in good condition which is very important for a good connection.

1. Firstly, you should check all the cables and ports carefully.
2. If any cable is disconnected, reconnect it properly
3. Check the ports, if any port is damaged, remove the cable from it and replace it
4. Make sure the extender and router has a good power supply

After, checking the cable connections restart your extender and router once.

Restart Your Extender

Sometimes, you can face some little problems related to the Netgear Extender. Here you need to restart your Extender and also restart your router. It can help you to fix some little bugs in your extender. To restart, you can simply turn your extender off and on again. During restart process disconnect all devices from your extender network.

Reset Netgear Extender

You can use the reset process to set the extender to its factory settings. Use the reset button or pinhole to reset your extender.

Note: After resetting your extender, you need to configure your extender to the router.

1. First step for reset, press the reset button or insert the straightened paper clip into pinhole for 5-10 second
2. After first step, the reset process will be start
3. When the reset process is complete, you need to re-configure the extender to the router again

Steps to configure your extender

1. Open any web browser on your computer that’s connected with extender network
2. Enter the URL mywifiext.net or 192.168.1.250  in address bar
3. A login page will be open
4. Enter your login detail such as username and Password
5. Now, a web interface will open on a browser
6. Click on setup wizard, and choose the network which you want to extend
7. At last, click on finish button

By using these steps, you can easily configure your extender to the router

Ensure Connectivity with Router

The connection between extender and router is very important. Make sure you completed below steps:

1. Ensure your router is not too far from your extender, It will help extender to receiving a strong signal from the router
2. Your router should be properly configured and correct settings
3. If possible, connect your extender to router with Ethernet cable

Update your extender

To fix bugs and add new features, it’s very important to update your extender timely.  Steps to initiate Firmware updates are:

1. First, open mywifiext  interface of your Netgear extender on your computer
2. Click on Menu > Firmware.
3. Check for new updates
4. If new firmware is available, follow the onscreen prompts to update the firmware.
5. Ensure that during the update, you do not close the browser and disconnect your computer from the extender network.

By following these steps, you can update your extender.

Conclusion

In today’s article, we learned how to solve the issues related to Netgear WiFi extender. If your extender doesn’t work after following all these troubleshooting tip and solutions above, then you should contact customer support.