User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Overview
- 2. Get started
- 3. 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 from the extender web interface
- Turn the LEDs On or Off
- 4. Extender Network Settings
- Enable or disable the One WiFi Name feature
- Enable or disable Smart Connect
- Enable or disable MU-MIMO
- 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
- Set up a guest WiFi network
- 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
- Enable FastLane technology
- Enable or disable 20/40 MHz coexistence
- 5. FAQs and Troubleshooting
- 6. Factory Settings and Technical Specifications
To connect to the extender WiFi network:
1. On your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device, open the WiFi connection
manager that manages your WiFi connections.
The WiFi connection manager scans for WiFi networks in your area.
2. Find and select your WiFi network name (SSID) and enter your WiFi password.
This is the SSID and password that you set up during the installation process.
Connect an Ethernet-enabled device to the extender
After the extender is connected to your existing WiFi network, you can connect a wired
device to the extender using an Ethernet cable.
Figure 5. Ethernet-enabled device connected to the extender
Connect a device to the extender network using WPS
For help with the WPS button on your WPS-enabled device, check the instructions or
online help that came with that device. Some older equipment cannot use WPS.
To connect to the extender using a WPS connection:
1. Press the WPS button on the extender.
The WPS LED blinks green.
2. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your WPS-enabled device.
If your WPS enabled device successfully connects to extender, the WiFi connection
manager on your device will show connection status.
User Manual18Get started
AC1900 WiFi Mesh Extender Essentials Edition