Set Up The Wifi Extender Wireless Network; Method A: Use Netgear Genie For Wireless Setup - NETGEAR XAVN2001 User Manual

Set Up the WiFi Extender Wireless Network

You can use either NETGEAR genie or Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) to setup the WiFi
extender (XAVN2001) wireless network.
• If your router does not have a WPS button or if you are not sure, use Method A.
• If your router has a WPS button, use Method B.

Method A: Use NETGEAR genie for Wireless Setup

To use NETGEAR genie to manually configure the wireless settings of your WiFi
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extender:
1. On a computer that has Internet access, download and install NETGEAR genie. See
Install NETGEAR genie
2. Temporarily connect the computer to the Ethernet port on the WiFi extender using the
provided Ethernet cable.
3. Launch NETGEAR genie in one of two ways:
• Click the NETGEAR genie shortcut icon on your desktop.
• Select Start > All Programs > NETGEAR genie.
4. Click Network Map or select it from the list of menu items on the left.
Universal WiFi Extender - Powerline Edition (XAVN2001)
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