NETGEAR EX6200 User Manual page 17

2. Press the WPS button on the extender.
Both Link Rate LEDs
minutes.
3. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your WiFi router.
When the extender connects to your existing WiFi network, the WPS LED on the
extender lights and the Link Rate LED lights. If the Link Rate LED does not light, try
again. If it still does not light, see
4. If your WiFi router supports the 5 GHz band, repeat Steps 1 and 2 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's power adapter into an electrical outlet and wait for the Power LED to
light green.
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's 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 computer or WiFi device, find and connect to the new extended WiFi network.
The extender creates two new extended WiFi networks. The extender's new WiFi
network names are based on your existing WiFi network name, with _EXT at the end of
the name.
For example:
• Existing WiFi network name. MyNetworkName
• New extended network names. MyNetworkName_2GEXT and
MyNetworkName_5GEXT
Use the same WiFi password that you use for your WiFi router.
10. Test the extended WiFi range by moving your computer or WiFi device to the area with a
poor router WiFi signal:
AC1200 WiFi Range Extender
and the Device to Extender LED
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