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
FAQs and Troubleshooting
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AC1900 WiFi Range Extender
A login screen displays.
c. Enter your email address and password and click the LOG IN button.
5. Select Settings > WiFi Settings.
The WiFi Settings screen displays.
6. Scroll down and select Connected Devices.
The Connected Devices section displays the MAC addresses and virtual MAC addresses
for computer and WiFi devices that are connected to the extender network.
7. On the router, add all of the virtual MAC addresses from your extender to your router’s MAC
filter table.
8. Pull out the product label from the extender and find the extender’s MAC 1 and MAC 2
addresses.
For information about accessing the product label, see Retrieve and Display the Product
Label on page 11.
9. Add the extender’s MAC 1 address to your router’s MAC filter table.
10. Add the extender’s MAC 2 address to your router’s MAC filter table.
You must type 02:0F:B5: first, then type the last six digits of your MAC 2 address after.
For example, if your MAC 2 address is C4:04:15:5F:20:AC, type 02:0F:B5:5F:20:AC in
your router’s MAC filter table.
11. Convert the extender’s MAC 1 address and add the new MAC 1 address to your router’s
MAC filter table.
a. Convert the first two hexadecimal values in the extender’s MAC 1 address to binary.
For example, say the first two hexadecimal values in your MAC 1 addresses are C4.
The binary code for C is 1100 and the binary code for 4 is 0100. Therefore, the binary
code for C4 is 1100/0100..
Table 3. Hexadecimal value to binary numbers
Hexadecimal Values Binary Numbers
0 0000
1 0001
2 0010
3 0011
4 0100
5 0101
6 0110
7 0111
8 1000