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NETGEAR EX6400v2 Quick Start Manual

Ac1900 wifi mesh extender
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Quick Start
AC1900 WiFi Mesh Extender
Essentials Edition
Model EX6400v2

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  • Page 1 Quick Start AC1900 WiFi Mesh Extender Essentials Edition Model EX6400v2...

  • Page 2: Getting Started

    Getting started Your extender boosts your router’s WiFi signal and enhances the signal quality over long distances. WiFi router Extender Sometimes your router Boosts the WiFi range and doesn’t provide the sends a stronger signal in WiFi coverage that you hard-to-reach areas need...

  • Page 3: Meet Your Extender

    Meet your extender Before you install your extender, learn about its LEDs, buttons, and port. Router Arrow LED Client Arrow LED Router Link LED Client Link LED Factory Reset button Power On/Off button Power LED WPS button WPS LED Access Point/ Extender switch Ethernet port (on bottom panel)
  • Page 4 Description WiFi connection from the router to the extender: Router Link • Solid green. Best connection. • Solid amber. Good connection. • Solid red. Poor connection. • Off. No connection. Client Link WiFi connection from your computer or mobile device to the extender: •...
  • Page 5 You can use your extender in extender mode or in access point mode. In extender mode, your extender repeats the signals from your WiFi router. After initial setup, the best location for the extender is about halfway between your router and the area with a poor WiFi signal.
  • Page 6 To connect your extender using WPS, see the following section. Note: WPS doesn’t support WEP network security. If you use WEP security, you must use the NETGEAR installation assistant. • To connect your extender using the NETGEAR installation assistant, see Connect the extender to your WiFi network using...

  • Page 7: Connect The Extender To Your Wifi Network

    If the Router Link LED doesn’t light, try again. If it still doesn’t light, see Connect the extender to your WiFi network using the NETGEAR installation assistant on page 9. Note: If your router supports the 5 GHz band and your extender didn’t connect to that band, repeat the WPS process.
  • Page 8 4. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet and wait for the Power LED to light green. 5. Use the Router Link LED to find a spot where the extender-to-router connection is optimal. 6. If the Router Link LED doesn’t light amber or green, plug the extender into an outlet closer to the router and try again.
  • Page 9 Connect the extender to your WiFi network using the NETGEAR installation assistant The installation assistant guides you through the steps to connect your extender to your WiFi network. 1. Connect your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device to the extender using a WiFi or wired Ethernet or connection: •...
  • Page 10 The Router Link LED lights when the extender connects to the router WiFi network. 4. Unplug the extender and move it to a new location about halfway between your router and the area with a poor WiFi signal. The extender must be within the range of your WiFi router network.

  • Page 11: Install The Extender As An Access Point

    Install the extender as an access point You can use your extender as a WiFi access point, which creates a new WiFi hotspot by using a wired Ethernet connection. 1. Set the Access Point/Extender switch to Access Point 2. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet. The Power LED lights green.
  • Page 12 Note: You must do this before you connect your extender to your modem router or router. 4. Launch a web browser and visit www.mywifiext.net. The NETGEAR installation assistant displays. 5. Use an Ethernet cable to connect an Ethernet port on your router to the extender’s Ethernet port.

  • Page 13: Log In To The Extender

    DHCP server, you can connect the extender to a switch or hub that is connected to the DHCP server. 6. Return to the NETGEAR installation assistant and follow the prompts to finish setting up your extender as an access point Log in to the extender After installation, you can log in to the extender to view or change the extender’s settings.
  • Page 14 Mac computers, iOS devices, and Linux devices. http://mywifiext.local/ Android devices. http://<extender’s IP address>/ (for example, http://192.168.1.3/) To find your extender’s IP address, do the following: a. Log in to your router. b. Find the page in your router web interface that lists the devices connected to your router.
  • Page 15 You can find more information about your product in the user manual, which is available at www.netgear.com/support. The NETGEAR installation assistant keeps asking for my network password (passphrase) or security key, and I am sure that I entered the correct password. What can I do? The extender is probably placed at the borderline of the range covered by the router or access point.
  • Page 16 I forgot my login email and password. What can I do? On the login page, click the Username & Password Help link to answer the security questions you set up during the initial setup. If you forgot the answers to your security questions, you can set up your login credentials again: 1.
  • Page 17 A login page displays. 4. Click the NEW EXTENDER SETUP button. 5. Complete the fields on the page. How do I restore the extender to its factory default settings? 1. Use a sharp object such as a pen or straightened paper clip to press and hold the Factory Reset button on the extender for at least five seconds until the Power LED blinks amber.
  • Page 18 To receive an IP address from the extender and access the Internet, you must provide the translated MAC address to the router. 1. Log in to your router and disable the MAC filter, wireless access control, or ACL. For more information about how to disable your router’s MAC filter, wireless access control, or ACL, see your router’s documentation.
  • Page 19 MAC filter table. 7. Enable the router’s MAC filter, wireless access control, or ACL. I am connected to NETGEAR_EXT and launched a browser. I can’t see the NETGEAR installation assistant. What can I do? Try these troubleshooting steps: •...
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