NETGEAR DST6501 User manual

Add-on DST Adapter

Requires Nighthawk R7300 DST Router

Model DST6501

Package Contents

DST Adapter Ethernet cable

Getting Started

You can add up to 16 DST adapter to extend your WiFi network to 16

more locations. The setup is simple and the connection is consistent and

fast. To set up your add-on DST adapter, follow the instructions in this

booklet.

Geek Squad Support

Setup and support are included for one year from your Nighthawk R7300

DST router purchase date. If needed, agents are available 24/7/365 to

help you do the following:

• Set up your network.

• Connect your wireless devices such as computers, tablets, gaming

consoles, and mobile phones.

• Customize your DST adapter settings.

• Make sure that your network is secure.

Visit www.geeksquad.com, click the CHAT WITH AN AGENT link, and sign

in to chat, or call 1-800-GeekSquad. Be sure to reference your coupon

code, which is GS1337EXB, when you are on the phone or chatting with

an agent.

Meet Your DST Adapter

Before you install your DST adapter, familiarize yourself with its LEDs,

buttons, and port.

Power On/O switch

WPS and DST Router

Sync button

Factory Reset button

Ethernet port

WiFi LED

DST LED

Power LED

Ethernet LED

LED Descriptions

LEDs Descriptions

WiFi LED • Solid blue. The DST adapter is securely paired with a WiFi

device.

• Blinking blue. The DST adapter is pairing with a WiFi

device.

• O. WiFi is disabled.

DST LED This LED indicates when the DST adapter is connected to

the electrical outlet with the strongest link performance,

indicated by the color displayed by the LED:

• Red. Link rate < 50 Mbps (good).

• Amber. Link rate > 50 and < 80 Mbps (better).

• Green. Link rate > 80 Mbps (best).

• O. The DST adapter did not ﬁnd any other compatible

DST routers using the same encryption key.

Power LED • Solid green. The DST adapter is powered on.

• Blinking green. The DST adapter is pairing with another

DST device.

• O. The DST adapter is powered o.

Ethernet LED • Solid green . A powered-on device is connected to the

Ethernet port.

• O. No device is connected to this Ethernet port.

Add the DST Adapter to the DST Network

Aer you set up your DST network, you can add up to 16 DST adapters to

extend your DST network to 16 more locations.

The following instructions assume that you already set up your DST

network. If you did not set up your DST router yet, follow the instructions

in the DST router’s quick start guide ﬁrst before installing this add-on

DST adapter.

¾To add the DST adapter to your DST network:

1. In the room where you want to improve WiFi coverage or add

Ethernet, plug your DST adapter into an electrical outlet and wait for

the Power LED to light solid green.

Note: Do not plug the DST adapter into a surge protector.

Room 1 Room 2

DST router

DST adapter

Room 3

DST adapter

2. If the Power LED does not light, slide the Power On/O switch to

the On position.

3. Update the encryption key to secure the connection between the

DST adapter and the DST router:

a. Press the WPS and DST Adapter Sync button on the

DST router.

b. Within two minutes, press the WPS and DST Router Sync

button on the DST adapter for two seconds.

The Power LED on the DST adapter blinks and the DST LED on

the DST router blinks.

Once the connection is made, the DST LED on the DST adapter

lights solid green or amber and the DST LED on the DST router

lights solid blue.

This process takes between 5 and 80 seconds.

If the DST LED on the DST adapter is red, the link performance

is weak. You might want to move the DST adapter to another

electrical outlet with a faster connection.

4. Log in to the DST router to update the DST adapter’s ﬁrmware and

WiFi settings:

a. Connect a computer or WiFi device to the DST router’s network.

b. Launch a web browser.

c. Enter www.routerlogin.net in the address ﬁeld of the browser.

A login window displays.

d. Enter admin for the user name and password for the password.

The BASIC Home page displays.

e. Select Remote DST Management.

The Remote DST Management page displays.

f. In the Update DST Adapter Firmware and Update DST Adapter

WiFi Settings sections, click the Update Now buttons next to the

name of your DST adapter to update the DST adapter’s ﬁrmware

and WiFi settings.

The DST adapter’s WiFi network name is based on the DST router’s

WiFi network name with _EXT added at the end of the name. If more

than one DST adapter is connected to the DST router, for every

additional DST adapter aer the ﬁrst, a number is added before _EXT.

The DST adapter’s WiFi password is the same as the DST router’s WiFi

password.

For example:

Product 2.4 GHz WiFi Settings 5 GHz WiFi Settings

DST router • SSID. NETGEAR4

• Password. Coconut234

• SSID. NETGEAR4-5G

• Password. Coconut234

DST adapter 1 • SSID. NETGEAR4_EXT

• Password. Coconut234

• SSID. NETGEAR4-5G_EXT

• Password. Coconut234

DST adapter 2 • SSID. NETGEAR41_EXT

• Password. Coconut234

• SSID. NETGEAR4-5G1_EXT

• Password. Coconut234

DST adapter 3 • SSID. NETGEAR42_EXT

• Password. Coconut234

• SSID. NETGEAR4-5G2_EXT

• Password. Coconut234

5. Connect devices to the DST adapter.

You can connect devices using a wired Ethernet connection, a WiFi

connection, or a WPS connection.

For more information, see Connect Devices to the DST Adapter on

page 10.

Connect Devices to the DST Adapter

You can connect devices using a wired Ethernet connection, a WiFi

connection, or a WPS connection.

Connect to the DST Adapter Using Ethernet

¾To connect devices to the DST adapter using an Ethernet

connection:

Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Ethernet port on your device to

the Ethernet port on the DST adapter.

Connect to the DST Adapter Using WiFi

¾To connect devices to the DST adapter using WiFi:

1. Open the soware utility that manages your WiFi connections on

the computer or WiFi device that you want to connect to your

DST adapter.

This utility scans for WiFi networks in your area.

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