Access The Extender Over Ethernet And Use Smart Setup - NETGEAR EX6200 User Manual

Access the Extender over Ethernet and Use Smart Setup

If your WiFi router does not support WPS, you can use an Ethernet cable to connect your
computer to one of the LAN ports of the extender. Then use the browser-based NETGEAR
genie Smart Setup to connect the extender to an existing WiFi network.
After you have used Smart Setup to connect the extender to an existing WiFi network, the
extender changes its default NETGEAR_EXT WiFi network name (SSID) in the 2.4 GHz
band to the name of the existing WiFi network and adds _2GEXT to the end of the 2.4 GHz
network name and _5GEXT to the end of the 5 GHz network name, for example:
• Existing network name. MyNetworkName
• New extended 2.4 GHz network name. MyNetworkName_2GEXT
• New extended 5 GHz network name. MyNetworkName_5GEXT
Note: After you have set up the extender, you can also connect
Ethernet-enabled devices such as gaming consoles and printers to
the Ethernet LAN ports of the extender. For more information, see
Connect Ethernet-Enabled Devices
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To access the extender from a computer over Ethernet and use Smart Setup to
connect the extender to an existing WiFi network:
1. Place the extender close to the WiFi router.
Note: In a later step in this procedure, after you have established a connection
to the WiFi router, you can place the extender at its permanent location.
2. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet.
3. If necessary, press the Power button.
The Device to Extender LED and the two Link Rate LEDs light amber during the startup
process. After about one minute, these LEDs turn off.
4. Make sure that your computer is not connected to a WiFi network or Ethernet network.
If the computer is already connected to a WiFi network or Ethernet network, you might not
be able to connect to the extender.
5. Connect your computer to the extender with an Ethernet cable.
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