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
Back Up and Manage the Extender Configuration
When the extender works correctly after initial setup, we recommend that you back up the extender
configuration settings. After you back up the settings, if you change the extender configuration settings but
are not content with the new settings, you can restore the extender configuration to the backed-up settings.
Back Up the Configuration Settings
You can back up the configuration file of the extender.
To back up the extender configuration settings:
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:
- Windows-based computers. http://mywifiext
- Mac computers and iOS devices. http://mywifiext.local
- Android devices. http://<extender’s IP address> (for example, http://192.168.1.3)
For more information about how to find your extender’s IP address, see Find the Extender’s IP
Address on page 61.
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 > Other.
The Other Settings page displays.
6. Click the BACKUP button.
Your browser extracts the configuration file from the extender. The backup file uses a .cfg extenstion.
7. If your browser is not set up to save downloaded files automatically, locate where you want to save the
file.
8. Click the OK button.
The extender configuration settings are backed up.
Maintain and Monitor the Extender
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