User Guide
Maintain and Monitor the Extender 
47
 AC1900 WiFi Range Extender
5.  Select Settings > Firmware Update.
6.  Click the Check Online button.
7.  If new firmware is available, follow the onscreen prompts to download it onto your computer
.
Note: You might need to unzip the firmware file.
8.  Click the Browse button.
9.  Locate and select the new firmware file.
The firmware file name ends with a .chk extension.
CAUTION:
After you click the Upload button, do not try to go online, turn off the 
extender, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the extender 
until it finishes restarting! 
10. Click the Upload button.
The firmware update starts and the extender restarts. 
The firmware update process takes 
a couple of minutes.
Turn the NETGEAR Logo LED On or Off
When you power on the extender, the NETGEAR logo LED lights white. You can change this 
setting to turn off the LED.
 To turn the NETGEAR logo LED on or off:
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 > Other Settings.










