Happy New Year to you. Can anyone help, please? I have desktop downstairs (Windows 7) connected by ethernet cable to a broadband Wifi router (3Com Office Connect 3CRWE754G72). Upstairs I have a range extender (TP-Link TL-WA730RE) so we can use our tablets and laptops.
The range extender has lost its range. All the necessary lights are on, except the one which says its receiving the Wifi signal from the router. When I press the connecting button, the light flashes to say it's searching for the signal and then goes out. I have tried turning each device off and on again. I have downloaded the instructions for the extender
http://www.tp-link.com/en/article/?faqid=14
but am getting confused about what needs to be connected to what. If I connect the two devices by ethernet, something complains about not being on the internet. I'm sure it wasn't that complicated when I first set the system up.
Can anyone explain simply what I need to do to get the range extender working again, please?