NETGEAR WN3000RP - Universal WiFi Range Extender Installation Manual
NETGEAR WN3000RP - Universal WiFi Range Extender Installation Manual

NETGEAR WN3000RP - Universal WiFi Range Extender Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 Universal WiFi Range Extender WN3000RP Installation Guide...
  • Page 2: Technical Support

    Be sure your equipment is surrounded by at least 2 in. of air space. Technical Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. To register your product, get the latest product updates, or get support online, visit us at http://support.netgear.com. Phone (US & Canada only): 1-888-NETGEAR Phone (Other Countries): ...
  • Page 3: Hardware Features

    Hardware Features Note: For best performance, position antennas pointing up. Device On/Off button WPS button Factory Reset button Ethernet port Link Rate Status PC to Extender...
  • Page 4 The LEDs on the front show how the Extender is working: • WPS. This LED indicates a WPS wireless connection. Solid green. There is wireless security (WPA or WPA2). Blinking green. A WPS connection is in progress. • PC to Extender. The LED is lit when the Extender is connected to a PC.
  • Page 5: Getting Started

    Getting Started When the Extender has been integrated into your wireless network, it extends the wireless network to include the area outside the range of your existing router. Place the Extender and Apply Power Place the Extender an equal distance between your router and the wireless device located outside the range of your router.
  • Page 6 Set Up Two Wireless Connections The first wireless connection is between the Extender and your router. The second wireless connection is between your computer or wireless device and the Extender. How you set up these connections depends on whether or not your wireless equipment supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).
  • Page 7 Manual Connection without WPS Use a computer to join the NETGEAR_EXT wireless network. The PC to Extender LED turns green. Open a browser window from the same computer, and it automatically takes you to the Smart Wizard. Follow the Smart Wizard steps to connect the Extender to your home router’s network.
  • Page 8 When to Use the Extender Wireless Network NETGEAR recommends that you connect to the Extender wireless network only when a PC or wireless device is in a “dead zone” where the network connection to your existing router is very poor or non- existent.
  • Page 9: Extender Performance

    Extender Performance The Link Rate LED and PC to Extender LED indicate performance. • The best performance is delivered when both of these LEDs are green. • A workable performance is delivered when the Link Rate LED is amber and the PC to Extender LED is green. •...
  • Page 10: Frequently Asked Questions

    Frequently Asked Questions You can find more information about your product in the User Manual available at http://support.netgear.com. The Smart Wizard keeps asking me for my passphrase, and I am sure I have entered the correct passphrase. What can I do? It is very likely that the Extender is placed at the borderline of the range covered by the router.
  • Page 11 Compliance Declarations of Conformity For complete DoC please visit the NETGEAR EU Declarations of Conformity website http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621/. For GNU General Public License (GPL) related information, please visit  http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/open_src.asp This symbol is placed in accordance with the European Union Directive 2002/96 on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (the WEEE Directive).
  • Page 12 NETGEAR, Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134, USA March 2011...

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