User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Overview
- 2. Get Started
- 3. Extender Network Settings
- Enable or Disable One WiFi Name
- Enable or Disable Smart Connect
- 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
- Configure a Router With Advanced MAC Settings to Work with Your Extender
- 4. Maintain and Monitor the Extender
- Change the Extender Login 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
- Return the Extender to Its Factory Default Settings
- Update the Extender Firmware
- Restart the Extender Remotely
- Turn the LEDs On or Off
- 5. FAQs and Troubleshooting
- 6. Supplemental Information
Use WPS With the PIN Method
To use the PIN method to connect a WiFi device to the extender’s WiFi network, you must know the PIN of
the WiFi device that you are trying to connect.
To add a computer or WiFi device to the extender’s WiFi network:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender network.
2. Log in to your extender:
• If you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field of
the browser.
• If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following URLs:
- Windows-based computers. http://mywifiext or http://mywifiext.local
- Mac computers, iOS devices, and Linux devices. http://mywifiext. local
- Android devices. http://<extender’s IP address> (for example, http://192.168.1.3)
For more information about how to find your extender’s IP address, see Find the Extender’s IP
Address on page 49.
A login page displays.
3. Enter your admin user name and password and click the LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.
4.
If your browser displays the Menu icon , click it.
The extender menu displays.
5. Select Settings > Do More > Connect Devices (WPS).
The Connect Devices (WPS) page displays.
6. Select the PIN Number radio button.
The page adjusts.
7. Type the PIN of the WiFi device in the field.
8. Click the NEXT button.
For four minutes, the extender attempts to find the computer or WiFi device.
9. Within four minutes, go to the WiFi device and use its WPS software to join the WiFi network.
10. To verify that the WiFi device is connected to the extender’s WiFi network, select Settings > Connected
Devices.
The WiFi device displays onscreen.
Deny Access to a Computer or WiFi Device
By default, access control is disabled so that it is easy for you to connect to the extender’s WiFi networks.
Extender Network Settings
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