Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Installation Guide
- User Manual
- Table of Contents
- 1. Get to Know Your Extender
- 2. Install Your Extender
- 3. Manage the Extender Network and Settings
- Log In After Initial Setup
- Change the admin Password
- Set Up Password Recovery for admin
- Use Smart Setup to Connect the Extender to a Network
- Add a WPS Client to the Extender Network
- Change the Basic WiFi Settings
- Change WiFi Security Settings
- View or Change Advanced Wireless Settings
- View or Change the WPS Settings
- Set Up a Wireless Access List
- View or Change the Internet IP Address Setting
- Enable NAT in the Extender
- Manage Profiles
- Operating Mode
- 4. Monitor and Maintain the Extender
- 5. FAQs and Troubleshooting
- Factory Default Settings
- Specs
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AC750 WiFi Range Extender
Contents
Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Extender
Front Panel and Side Panel LEDs and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
When to Use Your Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How the Extender Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Use as a WiFi Range Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Use as an Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Support for the 802.11ac Networking Standard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chapter 2 Install Your Extender
Install the Extender as a Range Extender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Place the Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect to an Existing WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Find the Best Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Extender Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connect a Computer or Device to the Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Install the Extender as an Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 3 Manage the Extender Network and Settings
Log In After Initial Setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Set Up Password Recovery for admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Use Smart Setup to Connect the Extender to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Add a WPS Client to the Extender Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Change the Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Change WiFi Security Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
View or Change Advanced Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
View or Change the WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Set Up a Wireless Access List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
View or Change the Internet IP Address Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Enable NAT in the Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Manage Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Operating Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 4 Monitor and Maintain the Extender
Recover the admin Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Back Up the Extender Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Restore Saved Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Return the Extender to Its Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Use the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Erase the Settings and Return to Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Update the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38