User's 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
- 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
To connect with the Nighthawk app:
1. Download the Nighthawk app on your mobile device.
For more information about the Nighthawk app, visit Nighthawk-app.com.
2. On your mobile device, open the WiFi connection manager, then locate and connect to the
extender network called NETGEAR_EXT.
3. Launch the Nighthawk app.
4. Follow the prompts to connect your extender to your existing router WiFi network.
5. Unplug your extender and move it to a new location.
We recommend that the new location be about halfway between your router and the area with
a poor WiFi signal.
The extender must be within the range of your router WiFi network.
6. Power on your extender.
7. Use the Router Link LED to help you choose a spot where the extender-to-router connection is
optimal.
8. 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.
9. Reconnect your computer or mobile device to the new extended WiFi network.
The following are examples of what your 2.4 and 5 GHz extended WiFi names might look like.
Examples of your existing dual-band router's WiFi names:
•
2.4 GHz WiFi name. MyWiFiExample
•
5 GHz WiFi name. MyWiFiExample-5G
Examples of your new extended WiFi names:
•
New extended 2.4 GHz WiFi name. MyWiFiExample
•
New extended 5 GHz WiFi name. MyWiFiExample-5G
Connect With WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join a secure WiFi network
without typing the network name and password. For help with the WPS button on your
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