Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- 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
- Boost your video streaming with FastLane technology
- Enable or disable 20/40 MHz coexistence
- 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
- Return the extender to its factory default settings
- Update the extender firmware
- Restart the extender from the extender web interface
- 5. FAQs and troubleshooting
- 6. Supplemental information
- Quick Start
Frequently Asked Questions
You
can find more information about
your
product
in
the
user
manual,
which
is
available
at
www.netgear.com/support.
The
NETGEAR
installation
assistant keeps asking me
for
my
network
password (passphrase)
or
security key, and I
am sure
that
I entered
the
correct password. What can
I
do?
The extender
is
probably placed
at
the
borderline
of
the
range covered by
the
router
or
access poi
nt
. For more information, see
Place
the
Extender
and
Supply Power
on
page
5.
If
you are using
WEP
security, make sure
that
you are
typing
the
network
password
in
the
correct
field.
Can I
set up
the
extender
in
extender
mode
if
I
connect
it
to
the
router
or
access point
with
an
Ethernet cable?
No.
The extender
is
designed
to
connect
wirelessly
to
the
router
or
access
point if
it
is
in
extender mode.
If
the
extender
is
in
access poi
nt
mode, you
can connect
it
to
the
router
or
access
point
with
an
Ethernet connection.
For more information about access
point
mode, see
Use
the
Extender
in
Access
Point
Mode
on
page
13
.
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