This is driving me up the wall! I've got a wifi extender (TP Link) that is up and running with my router (as above), but coverage is still patchy, so I wanted to try another extender. I bought a Netgear WN3000RP, but had all sorts of problems setting it up. It would get as far as the last stage, ie, connecting to the internet, then that stage would fail, and the extended would report that it was too far from the router, even though I was setting it up in the same room.
I had a look on Google, and found several people with the same problem, so I sent the WN3000RP back as faulty, and now have a BT Dual Band Wi-Fi Extender 600, but have run into the same problem. The extender seems to connect to the router initially, but as soon as I enter the wifi password, it all goes to pot, and although the light is on on the extended to indicate it's connected, it doesn't appear on the list of Wi-Fi sources on either my phone or my laptop.
So, it seems something is happening when I try to connect to the internet via the extender. It has to be something to do with the router, but, to be honest, the settings are quite complex, and I don't really know what I'm looking for.
Any assistance would be appreciated!