Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Quick Start Guide
- Range Extender User Manual
- Table of Contents
- Overview
- Get Started
- Optimize Extender Performance
- Extender Network Settings
- 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
- Maintain and Monitor the Extender
- Change the Extender 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 Firmware
- Turn the NETGEAR Logo LED On or Off
- Restart the Extender Remotely
- Share a USB Storage Device
- Use the Extender as a Media Server
- Share a USB Printer Through the Extender
- FAQs and Troubleshooting
- Factory Settings and Technical Specifications
Extender Network Settings
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AC1900 WiFi Range Extender
To add a computer or WiFi device to the extender’s WiFi network:
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.
5. Select Settings > Do More > Connect Devices (WPS).
The Connect Devices (WPS) screen displays.
6. Select the PIN Number radio button.
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. T
o 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.
You can deny network access to specific computers and WiFi devices based on their MAC
addresses. Each network device is assigned a MAC address, which is a unique 12-character
physical address, containing the hexadecimal characters 0–9, a–f, or A–F only, and
separated by colons (for example, 00:09:AB:CD:EF:01). Typically, the MAC address is on the
label of the WiFi device. If you cannot access the label, you can display the MAC address
using the network configuration utilities of the computer. You might also find the MAC
addresses on the Connected Devices screen (see View Connected Devices on page 27).