NETGEAR WiFi extender User manual

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Experience Next-Generation WiFi

Your new WiFi extender supports the 802.11ac networking standard. This

new standard offers better speed, improved reliability, and more range

than older WiFi networking standards.

Your extender is backward compatible with prior WiFi standards. However,

to get the benefits of 802.11ac, your router must support the 802.11ac

WiFi networking standard.

To learn more about the 802.11ac WiFi networking standard, visit

http://www.netgear.com/landing/80211ac/.

Use the Extender in Extender Mode

Use the extender in extender mode to boost the range of your existing

WiFi network. For more information about setting up your extender in

extender mode, see the quick start guide card.

¾To use the extender in extender mode:

1. Use a WiFi network manager on the computer or WiFi device to ﬁnd

and connect to the NETGEAR_EXT (SSID) WiFi network.

Aer the connection with the computer or WiFi device is established,

the Device to Extender LED lights solid green.

2. Launch a web browser.

3. Enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field of the browser.

The login screen displays.

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4. Click the NEW EXTENDER SETUP button.

The Extender Setup screen displays.

5. Complete the Extender Setup screen and click the NEXT button.

6. Select the WiFi Range Extender button.

The extender searches for WiFi networks in your area and displays a

list.

7. Select a WiFi network to extend and click the NEXT button.

If you do not want to extend both WiFi bands, clear the 2.4GHz WiFi

Networks or the 5GHz WiFi Networks check box.

8. In the Password (network key) field, type the existing WiFi network

password and click the NEXT button.

9. Set the network name (SSID) and password for your extender, and

click the NEXT button.

Your settings are applied.

10. Use a WiFi network manager on the computer or WiFi device to

connect to the new extended WiFi network.

11. Click the CONTINUE button.

A message displays conﬁrming that the extender successfully

connected to the existing WiFi network.

Use the Extender in Access Point Mode

Use the extender in access point mode to set up the extender as a WiFi

access point and create a new WiFi hotspot by using a wired Ethernet

connection.

¾To use the extender in access point mode:

1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect your router to the Ethernet port on

the extender.

2. Use a WiFi network manager on a computer or WiFi device to find and

connect to the NETGEAR_EXT (SSID) WiFi network.

After the connection with the computer or WiFi device is established,

the Device to Extender LED lights solid green.

Note: In access point mode, you can connect your computer or WiFi

device to the extender only using a WiFi connection.

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Ethernet cable

3. Launch a web browser.

4. Enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field of the browser.

A login screen displays.

5. Click the NEW EXTENDER SETUP button.

The Extender Setup screen displays.

6. Complete the Extender Setup screen and click the NEXT button.

7. Select the ACCESS POINT button.

The extender checks for an Internet connection.

8. Set the network name (SSID), security option, and password for each

band, and click the NEXT button.

Your settings are applied.

9. Use a WiFi network manager on the computer or WiFi device to

connect to the new access point WiFi network.

10. Click the CONTINUE button.

A message displays that you successfully created an access point.

After installation, you can log in to the extender to view or change the

extender’s settings.

¾To log in to the extender:

1. Use a WiFi network manager on a computer or WiFi device to find and

connect to the new extended WiFi network.

After the connection with the computer or WiFi device is established,

the Device to Extender LED lights solid green.

2. Launch a web browser.

3. Enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field of the browser.

A login screen displays.

4. Type your email and password and click the LOG IN button.

The Status screen displays.

5. Make any needed changes.

Share Files Across Your WiFi Network

You can share data that is stored on most common USB storage devices

across your WiFi network with ReadySHARE® USB Storage Access.

¾To access your USB device from a Windows computer:

1. Insert your USB device into the USB 3.0 port on the extender.

If your USB device includes a power supply, you must use it when you

connect the USB device to the extender.

When you connect the USB device to the extender USB port, it might

take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the

USB device is available to all computers on your local area network

(LAN).

2. Select Start > Run.

3. Enter \\readyshare in the dialog box and click the OK button.

A window automatically opens and displays the ﬁles and folders on the

device.

¾To access your USB device from a Mac:

1. Insert your USB device into the USB 3.0 port on the extender.

If your USB device includes a power supply, you must use it when you

connect the USB device to the extender.

When you connect the USB device to the extender USB port, it might

take up to two minutes before it is ready for sharing. By default, the

USB device is available to all computers on your local area network

(LAN).

2. On a Mac that is connected to the network, launch Finder and select

Go > Connect to Server.

3. Enter smb://readyshare in the Server Address field.

4. When prompted, select the Guest radio button.

5. Click the Connect button.

A window automatically opens and displays the files and folders on the

device.

Connect Ethernet-Enabled Devices

After the extender is connected to your existing WiFi network, you can

connect a wired device to the extender using an Ethernet cable. That

device can then access your existing network through the WiFi connection.

Extender Blu-ray player

Router Ethernet cable

Share a USB Printer on the WiFi Network

The ReadySHARE Printer utility lets you share a USB printer that is

connected to the USB port on your extender. You can share this USB

printer among the Windows and Mac computers on your network.

¾To set up ReadySHARE Printer:

1. Connect the USB printer to a USB port on the extender with a USB

printer cable.

2. On each computer that will share the printer, do the following:

a. Install the current USB printer driver software (available from the

printer manufacturer).

b. Download ReadySHARE Printer from

www.netgear.com/readyshare.

c. In the ReadySHARE Printer pane, click the PC Utility or Mac

Utility link.

d. Follow the onscreen instructions to download the file.

3. Double-click the ReadySHARE Printer utility setup file that you

downloaded.

The InstallShield wizard displays.

4. Follow the wizard instructions to install NETGEAR USB Control Center.

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