Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- 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
- Back up the configuration settings
- Return the extender to its factory default settings
- Update the extender firmware
- Restart the extender from the extender web interface
- Turn the LEDs On or Off
- Adjust the WiFi coverage
- 5. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Extender
- USB Device Requirements
- Connect a USB Storage Device to the Extender
- Access a Storage Device Connected to the Extender From a Windows Computer
- Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive
- Access a Storage Device That Is Connected to the Extender From a Mac
- Turn the USB Port Off and On
- Add a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device
- Password protect a folder on a USB storage device
- Change the Network or Device Name
- 6. Use the Extender as a Media Server
- 7. FAQs and troubleshooting
- 8. Supplemental Information
- Quick Start Guide
6.
If the Router Link LED doesn’t light white, plug the extender into an outlet closer to
the router and try again.
Keep moving the extender to outlets closer to the router until the Router Link LED
lights white.
7. Reconnect your computer or mobile device to the new extender WiFi network.
After the setup, the One WiFi Name feature is enabled, which allows your extender
to use the same WiFi network settings as your router.
8. Connect your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device to the extended network.
Your extender uses the same WiFi network settings as your router for its 2.4 GHz
and 5 GHz extended networks.
For example, if your extender connects to the router’s 2.4 GHz WiFi band, your
extender uses your router’s 2.4 GHz WiFi settings for both its networks:
•
Existing router 2.4 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample
•
Existing router 5 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample-5G
•
New extended 2.4 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample
•
New extended 5 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample
If your extender connects to the router’s 5 GHz WiFi band, your extender uses your
router’s 5 GHz WiFi settings for both its networks:
•
Existing router 2.4 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample
•
Existing router 5 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample-5G
•
New extended 2.4 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample-5G
•
New extended 5 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample-5G
Note: Since your router and extended networks share the same WiFi network name,
only one WiFi network name is broadcast.
Connect With the NETGEAR Installation Assistant You can use the NETGEAR
installation assistant to connect your extender to your existing WiFi router network. To
use the NETGEAR installation assistant, you must launch a web browser on your computer
or mobile device.
To use the NETGEAR installation assistant to connect the extender to your WiFi
router:
1. On your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device, open the WiFi connection
manager and locate and connect to the extender network called NETGEAR_EXT.
2. Launch web browser.
User Manual16Get Started
Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi 6 Mesh Extender