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Old 27-01-2015, 21:44   #1
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Netgear ex2700 range extender setup

Just got one of these to help improve the Wi-Fi signal I'm getting in our lounge (at the back of our house) from the Superhub2 (upstairs towards the front). I haven't had time to try it yet so I thought I'd ask a couple of questions before I get at it tomorrow (hopefully).

I can't move the Superhub more than a couple of feet for various reasons but it does provide a good signal to the front downstairs part of the house so I'm wondering if the extender needs to be sited between the Superhub and the target area or whether anywhere downstairs would do?

Also I'm wondering about security and access to it. I believe it should appear as my network SSID with an .ext extension but will it need its own password or will the one I'm using for the superhub work automatically? There's something in the blurb about connecting easily with WPS without passwords but this not working with WEP security settings but it's double Dutch to me. Can anyone translate into layman's terms please?

TIA as always.
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