NETGEAR WN1000RP User manual

WiFi Booster for Mobile WN1000RP

Installation Guide

Extended Wireless Range

Router Range

Contents

Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Place the WiFi Booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Connect the WiFi Booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

WiFi Booster Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

When to Use the WiFi Booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Hardware Features

The LEDs on the front show how the WiFi Booster is working.

Link Rate

This LED indicates a

wireless connection between

the WiFi Booster and the

router.

•Green is best.

•Amber is good.

•Red is poor.

Status

This LED is lit when the WiFi

Booster is powered on.

WiFi Device to Booster

This LED is lit when the WiFi

Booster is connected to a

computer or wireless device.

Status

Link Rate

Factory Reset

button

On/Off

button

WPS

button

WiFi Device

to Booster

The side panel has the following features:

•On/Off button. Turns the device on and off.

•WPS button. Press the WPS button to wirelessly connect the

WiFi Booster to your router or wireless adapter. All LEDs blink

when the WPS procedure starts.

The bottom panel has the Factory Reset button.To use this button,

insert a paper clip into the reset hole and hold it until the Status

LED blinks. Then wait for the booster to reboot.

Getting Started

The WiFi Booster extends the wireless network to include the area

outside the range of your existing WiFi network. Follow these

steps to correctly set up the WiFi Booster.

Place the WiFi Booster

1. Place the WiFi Booster an equal distance between your router

and the wireless device located outside the range of your router.

Tip: Make sure that you choose a location that is

within the wireless range or your router.

2. Plug the WiFi Booster into an electrical outlet, and wait one

minute until the WiFi Booster starts.

The Status LED turns green.

DO DON’T

Connect the WiFi Booster

To extend the range of your WiFi network, you need to connect

the WiFi Booster to your existing WiFi network. You have two

options to connect the WiFi Booster to your network.

Option 1: Connect with WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)

WPS lets you easily join a secure WiFi network without typing

the network name and password. The WPS button is a

physical button on the WiFi router, gateway, or access point.

For more information, see page 7.

If your router supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup ),

NETGEAR recommends that you use Option 1; otherwise,

use Option 2.

Tip: WPS does not support WEP network security. If you

are using WEP security, use Option 2 to connect.

Option 2: Connect with the web browser setup guide

The web browser setup guide walks you through the

necessary steps to connect your WiFi Booster to an existing

WiFi network. For more information, see page 8.

Option 1: Connect with WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)

1. Press the WPS button on the WiFi Booster.

2. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless

router, gateway, or access point.

At this point, the WiFi Booster should be connected to

your existing WiFi network, and the Link Rate LED on

your WiFi Booster lights.

3. The WiFi Booster’s wireless network name (SSID) changes to

your existing WiFi network name, with _EXT at the end of the

name.

For example:

4. Now connect your existing WiFi devices to the new WiFi Booster

network (MyNetworkName_EXT). Use the same network

security key (passphrase) as is set on your existing WiFi

network/WiFi router.

Existing WiFi network name: MyNetworkName

New WiFi Booster network name: MyNetworkName_EXT

Option 2: Connect with web browser setup guide

1. Once the WiFi Booster is powered on and the Status LED

is green, use a WiFi network utility on a wireless device

to find and connect to NETGEAR_EXT (SSID) wireless

network.

Tip: You can use any WiFi network utility on a

laptop, tablet, or smartphone to find and

connect to the WiFi Booster wireless

network.

After the connection with the wireless device is established,

the WiFi Device to Booster LED turns green.

Next, you need to connect the WiFi Booster to your existing

WiFi network.

2. Open a web browser window from the same wireless device.

The browser takes you directly to the onscreen setup guide.

Tip: You can always access the WiFi Booster settings

again by typing www.mywifiext.net in your browser URL

bar. Note that you must be connected to the WiFi

Booster/extended network for the setup guide to display.

3. Select the existing WiFi network you would like to extend, and

click Continue.

4. Type the network passphrase/network key in the PassPhrase

field, and click Continue.

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