Method B: Use The Wps Button For Wireless Setup - NETGEAR Powerline AV 200 XAVN2001 User Manual

Method B: Use the WPS Button for Wireless Setup

You can use this method if you have a wireless router, or modem router with a WPS (Wi-Fi
Protected Setup) button. The WPS button might be labeled WPS, or it could look similar to
or .
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To use WPS to set up your Extender wireless network:
If you have not already done so, plug the Powerline AV 200 Wireless-N Extender into a
1.
wall outlet close to your router to ensure that it is within the router's wireless coverage
area.
Press the WPS button on the router.
2.
WPS
button
Within 2 minutes, press and hold the Powerline AV 200 Wireless-N Extender On/Off
3.
button for about 7 seconds until the Wireless LED starts blinking.
This activates the auto-configuration on the Powerline AV 200 Wireless-N Extender. The
LED stops flashing when setup is successful.
Move the Powerline AV 200 Wireless-N Extender to the area (or dead zone), where you
4.
want to extend the wireless coverage.
Ensure that all Powerline devices are communicating by checking the Powerline LEDs. If the
5.
LEDs are green or amber, the devices are successfully connected. A red LED indicates a
weak link rate of 50 Mbps or less. In this case, move that Powerline device to another
electrical outlet with a better connection.
Wireless devices in that "dead" area can now connect to your network through the
Powerline AV 200 Wireless-N Extender.
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On/Off
button