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
d. Replace the first two hexadecimal values in the old MAC 1 address with the new
value you converted and add the new MAC 1 address to your router’s MAC filter
table.
For example, if your old MAC 1 address was C4:04:15:5F:20:AD, your new MAC 1
address is C6:04:15:5F:20:AD.
12. Enable the router’s MAC filter, wireless access control, or ACL.
Cannot Connect to the Extender
If you cannot connect to the extender, determine what prevents you from connecting:
• If you forgot your user name or password, click the Username & Password Help link.
For more information, see
FAQs on page 68.
• If your browser displays an error page, include http:// in the address field of your browser
by typing http://www.mywifiext.net.
• If you already set up the extender but can no longer connect to it over WiFi, check to see
if the Link Rate LED is off or red.
• If you cannot get a WiFi connection working, you can use an Ethernet cable to connect
your computer to the extender.
Cannot Join a WiFi Network and Receive an Error Message
To join a WiFi network, you must know its network name (also called the SSID) so that you
can select it. If the network is secure, you must know the passphrase or key. If the extender
does not connect to the network that you select, the cause might be one of the following:
• It is possible that you typed the network name, passphrase, or key incorrectly. Use Smart
Setup (see
Run Smart Setup Installation on page 21) to select a WiFi network and retype
the passphrase or key. The passphrase or key is case-sensitive. For example,
PASSWORD25 is not the same as Password25 or password25.
• If the extender cannot detect your WiFi network, check to see if your WiFi network is still
working. Make sure that the WiFi router is turned on. If possible, move the extender
closer to the WiFi router.
• If the extender Link Rate LED is red, the WiFi connection between the WiFi router and the
extender is poor. You can establish the best connection with a clear line of sight between
the extender and the WiFi router. Make sure that no physical obstacles exist between the
extender and the WiFi router, and try to move the extender closer to the WiFi router.
1110 E
1111 F
Table 4. Binary Numbers to hexadecimal values
Binary numbers Hexadecimal values