Log In And Reset The Extender To Factory Settings - NETGEAR EAX20 User Manual

To use the Reset button to return the extender to its factory default settings:
1. Insert a straightened paper clip into the hole of the Reset button and hold it for
about seven seconds.
2. Release the button.
CAUTION: Do not try to go online, turn off the extender, shut down the computer,
or do anything else to the extender until it finishes restarting!
The extender resets and restarts. This process takes about one minute.

Log in and reset the extender to factory settings

CAUTION: This process erases any settings that you configured in the extender.
To log in to the extender and reset the extender's factory settings:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your
extender network.
2. Log in to your extender:
• If you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter
http://www.mywifiext.net in the address field of the browser.
• If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following URLs:
- Windows-based computers. http://mywifiext/ or http://mywifiext.local/
-
Mac computers, iOS devices, and Linux devices. http://mywifiext.local/
- Android devices. http://<extender's IP address>/ (for example,
http://192.168.1.3/)
For more information about how to find your extender's IP address, see Find
the Extender's IP address on page 60.
A login page displays.
3. Enter your admin email address and password and click the LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.
4. Enter your admin user name and password and click the LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.
5.
If your browser displays the Menu icon
The extender menu displays.
Maintain and monitor the
extender
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, click it.
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