User manual
Table Of Contents
- 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
- Use the Extender With MAC Filtering or Access Control
- 4. Maintain and Monitor the Extender
- Change the Extender admin 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 Remotely
- Turn the NETGEAR Logo LED On or Off
- 5. Share USB Storage Devices Attached to the Extender
- USB Device Requirements
- Connect a USB Storage Device to the Extender
- Access a Storage Device Connected to the Router From a Windows Computer
- Map a USB Device to a Windows Network Drive
- Access a Storage Device That Is Connected to the Router From a Mac
- Turn the USB Port Off and On
- Add a Network Folder on a USB Storage Device
- Password-Protect a Folder on a USB Storage Device
- Use the Extender USB Port to Share a Printer
- Change the Network or Device Name
- 6. Use the Extender as a Media Server
- 7. FAQs and Troubleshooting
- 8. Supplemental Information
A login page displays.
3. Enter your admin email address and password and click the LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.
4.
If your browser displays the Menu icon , click it.
The extender menu displays.
5. Select Settings > Wireless.
The WiFi Settings page displays.
6. In the 5 GHz network WiFi Speed menu, select a speed.
7. Click the SAVE button.
Your settings are saved.
Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender’s WiFi
Network
WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) lets you connect a computer or WiFi device to the extender’s network without
entering the WiFi network passphrase or key. Instead, you use a WPS button or enter a PIN to connect.
If you use the push button method, the WiFi device that you are trying to connect must include a physical
button or a software button. If you use the PIN method, you must know the PIN of the WiFi device that you
are trying to connect.
WPS supports WPA and WPA2 WiFi security. If your extender network is open (no WiFi security is set),
connecting with WPS automatically sets WPA + WPA2 WiFi security on the extender network and generates
a random passphrase.You can view this passphrase on the WiFi Settings page (for more information, see
View WiFi Settings on page 23).
Use WPS With the Push Button Method
For you to use the push button method to connect a WiFi device to the extender’s WiFi network, the WiFi
device that you are trying to connect must include a physical WPS button or an onscreen WPS button that
you can click.
To use WPS to add a computer or WiFi device to the extender’s WiFi network:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender network.
2. Log in to your extender:
• If you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field of
the browser.
• If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following URLs:
Extender Network Settings
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