NETGEAR EX6200v2 User Manual page 16

To use WPS to connect the extender to your WiFi router:
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1. Make sure that the extender is powered on.
2. Press the WPS button on the extender.
Both Link Rate LEDs
minutes.
3. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your router or access point.
The WPS LED on the extender lights, the Link Rate LED lights, and the extender
connects to your existing WiFi network.
If the Link Rate LED does not light, try again. If it still does not light, see
NETGEAR Installation Assistant
4. If your WiFi router supports the 5 GHz band, repeat Steps 2 and 3 to connect the extender
to the 5 GHz band.
5. 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.
6. Plug the extender power adapter into an electrical outlet and wait for the extender LEDs to
light.
7. Use the Link Rate LEDs to help you choose a spot where the extender-to-router connection
is optimal.
8. If a Link Rate LED does not light amber or green, plug the extender power adapter into an
outlet closer to the router and try again.
Keep moving the extender to outlets closer to the router until a Link Rate LED lights
amber or green.
9. On your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device, open the WiFi connection manager and
locate and connect to the new extender WiFi network.
The extender creates two new extender WiFi networks. The new WiFi network names are
based on your existing WiFi network name, with _2GEXT and _5GEXT at the ends of the
names.
For example:
• Existing WiFi network name. MyNetworkName
• New extender network names. MyNetworkName_2GEXT and
MyNetworkName_5GEXT
AC1200 WiFi Range Extender
and the Device to Extender LED
on page 17.
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