User Manual

Monitor and Maintain the Extender
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Nighthawk X4 AC2200 WiFi Range Extender
5. Select Settings > Firmware Update.
6. Click the CHECK ONLINE button.
7. If new firmware is available, follow the onscreen prompts to download it onto your computer
.
Note: You might need to unzip the firmware file.
8. Click the BROWSE button.
9. Locate and select the new firmware file.
The firmware file name ends with a .img extension.
CAUTION:
After you click the UPLOAD button, do not try to go online, turn off the
extender, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the extender
until it finishes restarting.
10. Click the UPLOAD button.
The firmware update starts and the extender restarts.
The firmware update process takes
about two minutes.
Restart the Extender Remotely
You can log in to the extender and restart it. When the extender restarts, all computers and
WiFi devices that are connected to its WiFi network are automatically disconnected.
To restart the extender remotely:
1. On your WiFi-enabled device, open the WiFi connection manager and locate and
connect to the new extender WiFi network.
2. Launch a web browser
.
3. Enter www
.mywifiext.net in the address field of the browser.
A login window opens.
4. Enter your user name and password and click the LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.