User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- AC1200 WiF Range Extender
- Table of Contents
- 1. Overview
- Meet Your Extender
- 2. Get Started
- Install the WiFi Extender
- 3. Extender Network Settings
- View Connected Devices
- Boost Your Video Streaming with FastLane Technology
- 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
- Use the Extender with MAC Filtering or Access Control
- 4. Maintain and Monitor the Extender
- Change the Extender User Name and Password
- Turn Password Protection Off and On
- 5. FAQs and Troubleshooting
- FAQs
- A. Factory Settings and Technical Specifications
- Factory Default Settings
- Technical and Environmental Specifications
Maintain and Monitor the Extender
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The extender menu displays.
5. Select Settings > Other Settings.
CAUTION:
After you click the RESET 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!
6. Click the RESET button.
A confirmation pop-up screen displays.
7. Confirm your decision.
The extender returns to its factory settings and restarts. This process takes about one
minute.
Update the Firmware
Unless you changed the settings in the Firmware Update screen previously, the extender is
set up to check for new firmware automatically at login.
To check manually for new firmware and, if available, update the firmware:
1. On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, launch a web
browser
.
2. In the address field of your browser
, enter www.mywifiext.net.
3. When prompted, enter your email address and password.
4. Click the Menu icon
.
The extender menu displays.