Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Start Guide
- Range Extender User Manual
- Table of Contents
- Overview
- Get Started
- Optimize Extender Performance
- Extender Network Settings
- View Connected Devices
- View WiFi Settings
- Change the WiFi Network Name
- Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network
- Disable or Enable the WiFi Radios
- Change the WiFi Speed
- Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender’s WiFi Network
- Deny Access to a Computer or WiFi Device
- Set Up an Access Schedule
- Change the Extender’s Device Name
- Set Up the Extender to Use a Static IP Address
- Maintain and Monitor the Extender
- Change the Extender User Name and Password
- Turn Password Protection Off and On
- Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password
- Automatically Adjust for Daylight Saving Time
- Manually Set the Extender Clock
- Back Up and Manage the Extender Configuration
- Back Up the Configuration Settings
- Return the Extender to Its Factory Default Settings
- Update the Firmware
- Turn the NETGEAR Logo LED On or Off
- Restart the Extender Remotely
- Share a USB Storage Device
- Use the Extender as a Media Server
- Share a USB Printer Through the Extender
- FAQs and Troubleshooting
- Factory Settings and Technical Specifications
Get Started
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AC1900 WiFi Range Extender
3. Use an Ethernet cable to connect your router to the Ethernet port on the extender.
Ethernet
Extender Ethernet LAN port
WiFi router
4. Turn on your extender.
Plug the extender into an electrical outlet. Press the Power button if necessary
.
The NETGEAR LED lights white and the Link Rate LEDs and the Device to Extender LED
light amber and then turn of
f.
5. Use a WiFi network manager on a computer or WiFi device to find and connect to the
NETGEAR_EXT (SSID) WiFi network.
After the connection with the computer or WiFi device is established, the Device to
Extender LED lights solid green.
Note: In access point mode, you can connect your computer or WiFi device
to the extender only using a WiFi connection.
6. Launch a web browser
.
7. Enter www
.mywifiext.net in the address field of the browser.
The first time that you log in to the extender, the Create Account screen displays.