NETGEAR EX6200 User Manual page 34

The location you choose must be within the range of your existing WiFi router network.
23. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet at the new location and restart the extender.
Unless the extender is outside the range of your WiFi router, the extender connects
automatically to the WiFi router.
The Link Rate LEDs help you choose a spot where the extender-to-router connection is
optimal. The following tables describe how the LEDs show the quality of the connection.
2.4 GHz LED Status
Both the Link Rate LED and the Device
to Extender LED are green.
The Link Rate LED is amber and the
Device to Extender LED is green.
The Link Rate LED is red.
The Link Rate LED is off.
5 GHz LED Status
Both the Link Rate LED and the Device
to Extender LED are green.
The Link Rate LED is amber and the
Device to Extender LED is green.
The Link Rate LED is red.
The Link Rate LED is off.
If the Link Rate LED is off, the extender cannot connect to the WiFi router. If the Link Rate
LED is red, the extender has a poor connection to the WiFi router.
24. If the extender has no connection or a poor connection, move the extender closer to your
WiFi router and try again until the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz Link Rate LED is green, or at least
amber.
25. Use a WiFi network manager on the computer or mobile device to reconnect to the
extender's WiFi network.
Note: Unless you entered a new network name in
changes its default NETGEAR_EXT network name to the name of the
WiFi network to which you connected the extender and adds _2GEXT
to the end of the 2.4 GHz network name and _5GEXT to the end of the
5 GHz network name.
26. Select the new network and use your WiFi router password to connect.
You are now using your extended WiFi network.
AC1200 WiFi Range Extender
LED Color Performance
and The extender provides the best performance.
and The extender provides a workable performance.
The extender provides a poor performance.
The extender cannot function.
LED Color Performance
and The extender provides the best performance.
and The extender provides a workable performance.
The extender provides a poor performance.
The extender cannot function.
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