Tp-Link Extender Won't Connect To Router

If you aren't able to connect your TP-Link extender to the router, follow the below-mentioned Tp-Link extender won't connect to router troubleshooting steps.

Check whether the Wi-Fi router is turned on.

Make sure you have not enabled MAC filter on your Wi-Fi router before setting up the TP-Link range extender.

If you have configured MAC filtering and access control on your Wi-Fi router, disable the settings and reconfigure the TP-Link range extender.

Check if you have entered a wrong Wi-Fi password.

If the password is incorrect, the connection won't be established properly.

Also, check the TP-Link range extender's firmware version by referring to the user manual that comes along with the product, to check it may be any cause of making TP-link extender not connecting to router issue.

If you are using an obsolete firmware version, download the latest firmware version from the official TP-Link site.

Before downloading the firmware for TP-Link range extender, check if you have a standard internet connection.

Make sure not to turn off the computer while downloading the firmware to solve Tp-Link extender won't connect to router problem.

After downloading the latest firmware for the TP-Link extender, log in to the Web GUI of the Wi-Fi range extender.

Navigate to Settings System Tools Firmware Upgrade.

Click the Browse button and choose the downloaded firmware file.

Click the Upgrade button and wait until the firmware upgrade is complete.

If you wish to restore the same settings on your Wi-Fi range extender, you should create a backup file before upgrading the firmware version.

After upgrading the firmware, navigate to Settings System Tools Backup & Restore.

Now, check if you could connect the TP-Link extender to the Wi-Fi router to ensure TP-link extender not connecting to router issue is fixed.

If the Tp-Link extender won't connect to router problem persists, reset the extender settings and reconfigure them with the correct settings.