Wifi extender connection

mitchb

Hi


I have a hootoo wifi extender which was working fine until my router stopped working.


I have a new router but cant get connected to the extender to share updated connection to new router.


Ip should be 192.168.10.1 but cant seem to connect either with wifi or Ethernet to the extender,


Any advice appreciated

neilmcl

Are you able to connect to your router via wifi?

As you have a new router I'd try a factory reset of the extender. Is it this one http://www.hootoo.com/hootoo-ht-wr01-wireless-n-signal-repeater-and-range-extender.html

Failing that try connecting to it via ethernet and go through the setup again as per the manual.

esuhl

mitchb wrote: »

I have a new router but cant get connected to the extender to share updated connection to new router.


Ip should be 192.168.10.1 but cant seem to connect...

Check the subnet settings for your router and the valid IP ranges for attached devices.

All the routers I've seen issue addresses in the range 192.168.0.x or 192.168.1.x by default, so 192.168.10.1 wouldn't be a valid IP.

You could either change the subnet on your router so that 198.168.10.1 is a valid address, or change the IP address on the extender to one that's in the router's subnet.

Strider590

New router, you'll almost certainly have to reset the extender to factory settings and then set it up again as you did before.

Gillor

At the risk of suggesting the “bl**ding obvious” can’t you connect via the WPS button, assuming your new router has one?

mitchb

esuhl wrote: »

Check the subnet settings for your router and the valid IP ranges for attached devices.

All the routers I've seen issue addresses in the range 192.168.0.x or 192.168.1.x by default, so 192.168.10.1 wouldn't be a valid IP.

You could either change the subnet on your router so that 198.168.10.1 is a valid address, or change the IP address on the extender to one that's in the router's subnet.

Will check this out further, 192.168.10.1 is what's on repeater but instructions say to try 192.168.10.2 onwards.

Strider590 wrote: »

New router, you'll almost certainly have to reset the extender to factory settings and then set it up again as you did before.

Tried the reset button and doesn't seem to make a differnce

Gillor wrote: »

At the risk of suggesting the “bl**ding obvious” can’t you connect via the WPS button, assuming your new router has one?

Both have a wps button but doesn't seem to do anything


It could be the repeaters went faulty and just bad timing, however will keep plugging away at it

mitchb

neilmcl wrote: »

Are you able to connect to your router via wifi?

As you have a new router I'd try a factory reset of the extender. Is it this one http://www.hootoo.com/hootoo-ht-wr01-wireless-n-signal-repeater-and-range-extender.html

Failing that try connecting to it via ethernet and go through the setup again as per the manual.

Yeah, can connect to wifi and it is that extender.


Just downloaded the manual to try again, remember it being very straightforward to set up and cant help but feel I'm missing something simple

mitchb

So, followed the instructions below and they worked, .


Windows:


1. Open control panel, open the network section.


2. Or you can right click on the windows bar and select Open network and sharing option


3. Click on Change Adapter Setting


4. Select your Ethernet card and then select properties


5. Under Networking tab find "Internet Protocol Version 4" then select properties


6. Enter the following:




IP Address: 192.168.10.X (where ‘x’ is between 2~255)






Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0


Default gateway: 192.168.10.1


Press APPLY then Ok then REBOOT your computer/laptop for the new settings to take effect