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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.
22.
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.
23.
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.
24.
Select the new network and use your WiFi router password to connect.
You are now using your extended WiFi network.
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
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.
N600 WiFi Range Extender
on page 66.
Get Started
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