User Guide AX1800 MAX-STREAM® WiFi Range Extender Model RE7310 1
Contents Product Overview ................................................................................................... 3 Front view................................................................................................................................................... 3 Side view..................................................................................................................................................... 4 How to Install the Range Extender ............................
Product Overview Front view The light on the front of the range extender gives you information about power, updating and signal strength. Light color Solid Blue Blinking Blue (normal state) Blinking Orange Status/ description • Power on, ready for device connection • Starting up. • Upgrading firmware. • Not connected to the router or other error.
Side view WPS™ Button—Use Wi-Fi Protected Setup to automatically and securely add compatible wireless devices to your network with Push Button Connect. Refer to Using WPS on page 5. Reset Button—Press and hold until the power light on the front of the range extender blinks to reset to factory defaults. You can also restore the defaults from the Administration > Factory Defaults screen in the extender’s settings interface (page 13).
How to Install the Range Extender There are two ways to use your Linksys range extender: as a wireless range extender or as a wired range extender (access point). Wireless range extenders repeat existing Wi-Fi signals. Wired range extenders (access points) create new Wi-Fi hotspots when connected to a router or access point with an ethernet cable. Both scenarios require a router with a working internet connection.
2. Wait for the light on the front of your range extender to blink orange before going to step 3. This can take up to a minute. 3. Extend your network. a. Press the WPS button on your router. Within the next two minutes complete step 3b. b. Press the WPS button on the side of your range extender. The light on the front of your range extender will blink blue. Watch the light to verify whether the connection was successful. If it turns solid blue , the connection was successful. Move to step 4.
4. Extend a second network. You may skip this step if you have a single-band router or if you don't want to extend a second network. a. Press the WPS button on your router again. Within the next two minutes complete step 4b. b. Press the WPS button on your range extender again. The light on the front of your range extender will start to blink blue. Watch the light to verify whether the connection was successful. If it turns solid blue , the connection was successful.
extended Wi-Fi network shares the same network name and password. Connected devices will select the main or extended network as you move around your house. If you do not have a router with seamless roaming, select an extended network on your device's Wi-Fi manager. Extended networks are identified by "_Ext" added to the end of your main network names. Passwords will be the same as those for your main networks. Your range extender is now set up. Enjoy your extended Wi-Fi coverage.
Setting up in a web browser Use this setup method if you don’t have a WPS button on your router, or if you don’t want to use WPS to set up your RE7310. 1. Plug in the range extender Plug in the range extender midway between your router and the area without Wi-Fi. Using your mobile device or laptop, be sure you have at least two bars (around 50%) of your router’s Wi-Fi signal at that location. If you don’t have two bars, move the range extender closer to the router.
3. Connect to range extender setup network. On a computer, phone or tablet, connect to the Wi-Fi network: Linksys Extender Setup XXX. (XXX are the last three digits of your range extender’s MAC address.) 4. Launch setup. Visit http://extender.linksys.com (or try http://192.168.1.1) in a browser and follow the on-screen instructions to complete setup. Note—If you are not connected to your range extender’s setup network you will get a page alerting you that you haven’t connected to the extender.
Accessing Your Range Extender Settings To change or view range extender settings, first connect to an extended network, e.g., MyWiFi_Ext. In a browser, go to http://extender.linksys.com and enter the range extender’s admin password. Your range extender's default admin password is "admin". It is highly recommended that you change this after setup. To change your admin password, click the Management tab and enter a new password under Extender Access.
If you changed your range extender’s name, you can access the settings interface by entering the new name in a browser. For example: if you named your extender MyExtender, enter http://MyExtender (Windows) or http://MyExtender.local (Mac OS X or iOS). You can also enter your range extender’s IP address in a browser. Find the IP address in your router’s settings. Note—If you are not connected to your extended network you will get a page alerting you that you haven’t connected to the extender.
Using Range Extender Settings Click Help on the right side of the screen for additional information on the screen’s options. Changes to settings will not be effective until you click Save at the bottom of the screen. You also can click Cancel to clear any changes.
WPS WPS makes it easy to connect your range extender to your network and connect other devices to your network through the range extender. Connecting the range extender to an existing access point or wireless router (see p. 5) Connecting devices to your network through the range extender Repeat the instructions for each client device that supports WPS. 1. Connecting with the WPS Button a. Press the WPS button on the client device. b.
a) Enter the PIN from the client device in the field on the range extender’s WPS screen. b) Click Register on the range extender’s WPS screen. The light on the front of the range extender blink until pairing is complete. c) Click OK on the range extender’s WPS screen within two minutes or you will have to start over. 3. Connecting with the extender’s PIN a) On the client device, enter the PIN listed on the range extender’s WPS screen.
Site Survey Site Survey gives a snapshot of all access points and wireless routers within range of the extender. Log in to the range extender’s browser-based settings (see “Accessing Your Range Extender Settings” on page 11). Click the Wireless tab. Click the Site Survey page. • Select—Click the button next to the wireless network name (SSID) in the Select column and click Connect. For dual-band networks, be sure to connect to both bands, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.
QoS (Quality of Service) RE7310 supports WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia), which enhances the quality of service (QoS) on a network. QoS prioritizes data packets according to four traffic classes: voice, video, best effort, and background. We recommend keeping the default QoS settings. Cross-Band Cross-Band is the simultaneous use of both bands for high-speed data transfer and uninterrupted streaming and gaming. When in Auto Cross-Band (default), the range extender selects the appropriate band (2.
Troubleshooting Your range extender works on 2.4GHz and 5 GHz networks. You cannot get your range extender connected Check the position of your router and range extender. • For first-time setup, you may need to place the range extender closer to the router. After you set up your range extender, you can unplug it and move it to the final location. • To reduce signal obstructions, try alternate locations for the router and range extender.
3. If you are prompted to enter a network security key, type your password (security key) into the network security key field. Click OK. 4. Your computer will connect to the extended network, and you should be able to access the range extender’s settings in a browser. *Depending on your version of Windows, there could be some differences in wording or icons in these steps. To fix the problem on Mac computers, do the following: 1. In the menu bar across the top of the screen, click the Wi-Fi icon.
You have intermittent connection problems Plug in the range extender midway between your router and the area without Wi-Fi. Be sure you have at least 50% of your router’s Wi-Fi signal at that point on the device you used for setup. If you have two bars or lower, move closer to your router. To check the signal strength for individual devices connected to the extended network, go to the Status > WLAN Statistics page in your extender settings and click Wireless Clients Table at the bottom of the page.
Specifications RE7310 Description AX1800 WiFi Range Extender Standards IEEE 802.11ax/ac/a/n/g/b, 802.3ab/u Buttons Reset, WPS Light Front: 1 multicolor light for power, system status Wireless Security WPA2, WPA3/WPA2-mixed, WPA3-Personal Environmental Dimensions 135 mm x 101 mm x 50.5 mm 5.31 in x 3.98 in x 1.99 in Weight .472 kg (1.04 lb) Power Internal AC/DC power supply: 100-240V, 12V/1.5A, 50/60 Hz Certification FCC, ICES-003, RSS-247, Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.
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