Buttons; When To Use Your Extender; How The Extender Works - NETGEAR EX2800 User Manual

Table 1. LED descriptions (Continued)
LED Description
Device This LED indicates the network connection between the extender and a
computer or mobile device.
• Solid green. Best connection.
• Solid amber. Good connection.
• Solid red. Poor connection.
• Off. No connection.
WPS • Solid green. WiFi security is enabled (WPA or WPA2).
• Blinking green. A WPS connection is being established.
• Off. WiFi security is not enabled.

Buttons

The side panel contains the following buttons:
• Reset button. Pressing the Reset button for about five seconds resets the extender.
• WPS button. Pressing the WPS button let's the extender connect to your existing
WiFi network through WPS. You can also connect WPS-enabled devices to the
extender using the WPS button.
• Power button. Pressing the Power button turn the extender on or off.

When to Use Your Extender

NETGEAR recommends that you connect through the extender network only when the
WiFi device is in a "dead zone" where connection from the existing network is poor or
nonexistent. Data traffic routed through the extender is inherently slower than traffic
routed directly from the network.

How the Extender Works

The extender works like a bridge between a WiFi router (or a WiFi access point) and a
WiFi device outside the range of the WiFi router. The extender performs two main jobs:
• The extender connects to a working WiFi network.
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