User manual

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AC1900 WiFi Range Extender

 To use WPS to connect the extender to your WiFi router:

1. Press the WPS button on the side panel of the extender.

The WPS LED

blinks.

2. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your router or access point.

When the extender connects to your existing WiFi network, the WPS LED on the

extender lights solid green and the Router Link LED

lights. If the Router Link LED

does not light, try again. If it still does not light, see Connect With the NETGEAR

Installation Assistant on page 12.

3. If your WiFi router supports the 5 GHz band, repeat Steps 1 and 2 to connect the extender

to the 5 GHz band.

4. Unplug the extender and move it to a new location that is about halfway between your router

and the area with a poor router WiFi signal.

The location that you choose must be within the range of your existing WiFi router

network.

5. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet and wait for the Power LED to light green.

6. Use the Router Link LED

to help you choose a spot where the extender-to-router

connection is optimal.

7. If the Router Link LED does not light amber or green, plug the extender into an outlet closer

to the router and try again.

Keep moving the extender to outlets closer to the router until the Router Link LED lights

amber or green.

8. On your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device, find and connect to the new extender

WiFi network.

The extender creates two new extender WiFi networks. The extender’s new WiFi network

names are based on your existing WiFi network name, with _EXT at the end of the name.

For example:

• Existing W

iFi network name. MyNetworkName

• New extender network names. MyNetworkName_2GEXT and

MyNetworkName_5GEXT

Use the same WiFi password that you use for your WiFi router.