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4G LTE Network Extender for Enterprise will not pull a DHCP IP

I have everything connected as the installation instructions say, but when I plug the Ethernet cable into the BH port on the NE and then into my switch, I get no link, therefore it does not pull an IP. However, when I unplug the NE side BH port and plug it into the LMT port on the NE, the switch links up immediately but it will still not pull an IP since it is the LMT port. CONFUSED!!

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jav6

The Backhaul port provides Ethernet connectivity at 100 Base-TX/1000 Base-T. Is it possible the switch port is configured differently, possibly AUTO?

Verizon_Support

We want to make sure that your Network Extender is up and running Pdglaze. When did this start? Has it worked before? What are you trying to accomplish?

AmberF_VZW

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pdglaze

I am so sorry for no response. I had to stop working on this and move on to something else. I am now back to trying to get this device working. I have a GPS signal on the NE but I still have no IP. The switch port was set to Auto speed so I changed it to speed 100, still no IP. I then changed it to speed 1000, still no IP. Not sure what to do next. It has never work from opening the box brand new. I just need to be able to use this device for my cell phone coverage that has no signal where I am in the building.

Again, I am so sorry for the lack of response. I will keep on here until we can hopefully resolve this issue.

Thanks for your help,

Phil Glaze

jav6

What if you try connecting directly to a router and bypass the switch? Maybe someone can do some packet captures/diagnostics on the router to see if it sees the extender requesting an IP assignment.

pdglaze

I can't. This is an enterprise network and the building router is in another room on the first floor and I am on the second floor. Only have switch access. I can put whatever VLAN is needed on the switch but that shouldn't make a difference. As long as it pulls an IP it should be fine. I'm not even getting it to link to the switch port.

Verizon_Support

Pdglaze, cell phone coverage is critical, especially while working. I am sorry to learn your 4G LTE Network Extender has not worked since you first opened the box. We want to make sure that you receive the assistance you are looking for, so I need to gather a few more details.

Where did you purchase the Network Extender from? What type of account is the network extender connected to (business/consumer)? Have you taken it to a Verizon store to have them test it yet?

GinaU_VZW

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FENDERPAMD

I did not want to not respond but I will have to look into our purchasing system to find out who we purchased the Extenders from. We have two of them ad are getting the same results from both.

When you ask "what type of account is the extender connected to, (business/consumer)" are you saying the the extender needs to have a specific cell phone number account it is tied to? At this point, no one has been very clear as to having to have an account that this device should connect to. The instructions say that cell phone boosters need to be registered to an account but the network extenders do not have to be registered. So I am getting conflicting messages. Does this 4G LTE Network Extender have to have a cell phone account that it registers against? I do know that one of the people that was involved with the vendor that we bought it from, said that the vendor told him it was just plug and play. So we are not getting the same messages from all persons.

Any help with this would be appreciated.

On the other hand, we have not taken it to a VZW store to have them check it out. I wanted to get as much info from your tech support before I took it there. I wasn't too sure that anyone from just a VZW store would have any clues about this device anyway. It's not a normal cell device that they might be familiar with.

Thank you for all of your help.

FENDERPAMD

We purchased the Network Extenders directly from Verizon.

Thanks,

FENDERPAMD

That is what I have been told as well Joe. What DavidC posted is that you NEED an active account associated with the Extender and then gave a video to explain how to setup the device. However, in the video, it never once says you need an active account associated with the extender. I was also told by Carlos, a VZW support person, that I do not need an active account associated with the device. This all is sort of moot anyway, as I do not have physical link from the device to the switch port yet. That is my FIRST problem. Until the device will link with the switch, to actually pull an IP, nothing else matters. We have to get to step one first...physical link. Then we can start to setup the device. Thanks for the feedback,

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