Rain Bird LNK2 - Why am I receiving this error: Please Connect to the Rain Bird Network?; Why is my WiFi Module light blinking green but not connecting?; How might a WiFi Range Extender help with my WiFi connection?

LNK2™ WiFi Module User Guide
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Why am I receiving this error: Please Connect to the Rain Bird Network?
You may be connected to the wrong WiFi network or have Location Services Disabled on your device.
1. Verify the WiFi module is blinking green and red, and that you are connected to the WiFi
network with Rain Bird in the name.
2. Ensure Location Services are enabled in device seings, and location access is enabled for
the Rain Bird app.
Why is my WiFi Module light blinking green but not connecting?
During setup the Rain Bird app is designed to check that your WiFi module is successfully connected
to your selected WiFi network by connecting your mobile device to the same network. It is possible
that your mobile device automatically reconnected to a dierent WiFi network than the Rain Bird
controller. Please try the following or refer to the light map at the end of this document.
1. When receiving a “setup unsuccessful” message, check to ensure your mobile device is
connected to the same local WiFi network as your WiFi module and click “Retry”.
2. Restart the setup process by pressing the buon on your WiFi module (flashes red and green)
and go through the process again, this time ensuring that your mobile device reconnects to
the same WiFi network.
This article may also be helpful: wifi.rainbird.com/articles/rain-bird-wifi-network-setup-issues
How might a WiFi Range Extender help with my WiFi connection?
If you find that you have poor WiFi signal strength at the controller, you can boost the signal of the
LNK2 WiFi Module’s Hotspot to extend its range using a commercially available WiFi signal boosters
that operates on 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz signals.
The amount of boost you can achieve will vary depending on the strength of the booster and your
local environment. If you decide to use a WiFi range extender, make sure the Rain Bird WiFi controller
connection is changed to the new WiFi Range extender network name and password. This is similar
to changing to a new WiFi router.
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