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
FAQs and Troubleshooting
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AC1900 WiFi Range Extender
FAQs
This section provides answers for difficulties you might experience with the extender.
The web browser setup guide keeps asking me for my network password (passphrase)
or security key
, and I am sure that I entered the correct password. What can I do?
The extender is probably placed at the borderline of the range covered by the router or
access point. To improve your signal strength, move your extender closer to your router and
make sure that the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz Link Rate LED lights solid amber or green.
Table 2. Link Rate LED colors
LED Color Performance
The extender provides the best performance.
The extender provides a workable performance.
The extender provides a poor performance.
Off The extender cannot function.
If you are using WEP security, make sure that you are typing the network password in the
correct field.
I am connected to NETGEAR_EXT and launched a browser. Why can’t I see the web
browser setup guide?
Try these troubleshooting steps:
• Make sure that your computer is set up to use DHCP (most are).
• Make sure that the Device to Extender LED
is green and that you are using a valid
IP address.
• Relaunch the web browser and enter www
.mywifiext.net in the address field. Type your
user name and password and click the LOG IN button.
• If you are installing the extender as an access point, make sure that you are connecting
your computer or WiFi device to the extender through a WiFi connection instead of an
Ethernet connection.
I forgot my login email and password. What can I do?
On the login screen, click the Username & Password Help link to answer the security
questions you set up during the initial setup.
If you forgot the answers to your security questions, do the following to set up your login
credentials again:
1. Reset the extender to its factory default settings.