NETGEAR EX6400 User Manual page 11

To use WPS to connect the extender to your WiFi router:
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1. Press the WPS button on the side panel of the extender.
The WPS LED
2. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your router or access point.
When the extender connects to your existing WiFi network, the WPS LED on the
extender lights solid green and the Router Link LED
does not light, try again. If it still does not light, see
Installation Assistant
3. If your WiFi router supports the 5 GHz band, repeat Steps 1 and 2 to connect the extender
to the 5 GHz band.
4. Unplug the extender and move it to a new location that is about halfway between your router
and the area with a poor router WiFi signal.
The location that you choose must be within the range of your existing WiFi router
network.
5. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet and wait for the Power LED
6. Use the Router Link LED
connection is optimal.
7. If the Router Link LED does not light amber or green, plug the extender into an outlet closer
to the router and try again.
Keep moving the extender to outlets closer to the router until the Router Link LED lights
amber or green.
8. Connect your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device to the WiFi network.
Note: Your extender uses the same WiFi network settings as your router for
its 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz extended networks.
For example, if your extender connects to the router's 2.4 GHz WiFi band, your extender
uses your router's 2.4 GHz WiFi settings for both its networks:
• Router 2.4 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample
• Router 5 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample-5G
• Extended 2.4 GHz WiFi network name. MyWiFiExample
AC1900 WiFi Mesh Extender Essentials Edition
blinks.
on page 12.
to help you choose a spot where the extender-to-router
Get Started
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lights. If the Router Link LED
Connect With the NETGEAR
to light green.