Already have 1 extender. Bought another but can’t connect
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I already have a TP TL-WA850RE which worked fine for the upstairs. Then I bought another one to help with the wi-fi in the back of the house, but I can’t seem to be able to connect it. If I do, it replaces my original one. I want this to work along side the other one as an alternative. How do I do this?
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@cpauls77 Hello,
May I know how do you connect these 2 extenders, via Tether APP/ web page, do both extenders connect to router?
When use 2 range extenders, we recommended connecting both range extenders directly to the router, not extender wirelessly connects to another extender ( for the performance and stability of the 2nd extender)
Recommended Topology : RE1 )))(( Router )))(( RE2
You could unplug the first extender when set up the second extender, after the set-up process, plug both extender and see if both REs show up and work.
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I think I used the app to set the first extender up. And so tried to do the same, but the second one just replaced the first one. I was expecting there to be 2 on my account, but only one. So are you saying I should unplug the first one, then connect the second one and do a search for it. They will need to be named differently. Do I need a laptop for this and to connect it via Ethernet cable to the router?
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@cpauls77 You could set up both extenders in Tether app and that does not require a laptop.
- Set up 1st extender via Tether app
- Then set up 2nd extender via Tether APP
- Connect mobile phone to router's Wi-Fi or extender's Wi-Fi and refresh Tether app
After range extender connects to router successfully, it will get an IP address from router and will be in the local network.
When mobile phone & two Wi-Fi extenders are in the same local network of your router, both extenders will show up in Tether app.
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