Installation Manual

Getting Started
To extend the range of your WiFi network, you must connect the extender to your
existing WiFi network.
You can do this in one of two ways:
• Connect with WPS. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join a secure
WiFi network without typing the network name and password. For more
information, see Connect With WPS.
Note: WPS does not support WEP network security or a hidden WiFi
network. If your router WiFi network uses WEP security or uses a hidden WiFi
network, follow the instructions in Connect With the NETGEAR Installation
Assistant.
• Connect with the NETGEAR installation assistant. To use the NETGEAR
installation assistant, you must launch a web browser on your computer
or mobile device. For more information, see Connect With the NETGEAR
Installation Assistant.
Note: If your router’s WiFi security setting is set to WPA2 enterprise, your
extender can’t connect to your router. You must change your router’s WiFi
security setting.
Connect With WPS
a. Take your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device to the location with
poor WiFi router coverage.
b. Connect your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device to the extended
network.
We recommend that you connect to the 5 GHz extended network.
Your extender uses the same WiFi network settings as your router for its
2.4 GHz and 5 GHz extended networks.
For example, if your extender connects to the router’s 5 GHz WiFi band,
your extender uses your router’s 5 GHz WiFi settings for both its networks:
• Router 2.4 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample
• Router 5 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample-5G
• Extended 2.4 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample-5G
• Extended 5 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample-5G
If your extender connects to the router’s 2.4 GHz WiFi band, your
extender uses your router’s 2.4 GHz WiFi settings for both its networks:
• Router 2.4 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample
• Router 5 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample-5G
• Extended 2.4 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample
• Extended 5 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample
Note: Since your router and extended networks share the same WiFi
network name, only one WiFi network name is broadcast.
1. Place the extender and supply power.
2. Connect your extender to your router with WPS.
3. Choose a location and check the signal strength.
4. Connect your devices.
a. Place the extender close to your router.
b. Connect the power adapter to your extender and plug the power adapter
into an outlet.
c. Wait for Power LED to light green.
If the Power LED does not light, press the Power On/Off button.
Do Don’t
a. Move your extender to a new location that is about halfway between your
router and the area with a poor router WiFi signal.
The location that you choose must be within the range of your existing
WiFi router network. See the previous image for an example.
Check the Router Link LED
again.
a. Press the WPS button on the extender.
The WPS LED
blinks white.
b. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your router.
When the extender connects to the router, the Router Link LED lights.
If the Router Link LED lights white, the connection between your
router and extender is good. If the Router Link LED lights amber or red,
move the extender closer to the router and try again.
Note: If your router supports the 5 GHz band, your extender attempts
to connect to the router’s 5 GHz band the first time you press the WPS
button. If your extender did not connect to the router’s 5 GHz band the
first time, repeat the WPS process.
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Connect With the NETGEAR Installation Assistant
1. Place the extender and supply power.
2. Connect your device to the extender.
a. Connect a computer or mobile device to the extender using a WiFi or
Ethernet connection:
• WiFi. On your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device, open the WiFi
connection manager and locate and connect to the extender network
called NETGEAR_EXT.
When your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device is connected to
the extender, the Client Link LED
lights solid white.
• Ethernet. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Ethernet port on the
extender to an Ethernet port on your computer.
When your computer is connected to the extender, the Ethernet LED
lights solid white.
3. Connect your extender to your router with a web browser.
4. Choose a location and check the signal strength.
a. Launch a web browser and visit www.mywiext.net.
The NETGEAR installation assistant displays.
b. Follow the prompts to connect your extender to your existing WiFi
network.
a. Move your extender to a new location that is about halfway between your
router and the area with a poor router WiFi signal.
The location that you choose must be within the range of your existing
WiFi router network. See the previous image for an example.
The Router Link LED
helps you choose a spot where the
extender-to-router connection is optimal. For more information, see LED
Descriptions.
b. If you get no connection or a poor connection, move the extender closer
to your router and try again until the Link Status LED lights white.
Do Don’t
a. Place the extender close to your router.
b. Connect the power adapter to your extender and plug the power adapter
into an outlet.
c. Wait for Power LED to light green.
If the Power LED does not light, press the Power On/Off button.