Netgear Ex6100 Ac750 Wifi Range Extender 802 11ac Dual Band Gigabit User Manual

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To use WPS to connect the extender to your WiFi router:
1. 
Press the WPS button on the side panel of the extender
 .
The WPS LED 
 blinks.
2.  Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your router or access point.
When the extender connects to your existing WiFi network, the WPS LED on\
 the 
extender lights solid green and the Router Link LED 
 lights. If the Router Link LED 
does not light, try again. If it still does not light, see Connect With Web Browser...

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9. 
Test the extended WiFi range by moving your computer or WiFi device to th\
e area with a 
poor router WiFi signal:
a. Leave your computer or WiFi device in the area with a poor router WiFi s\
ignal and 
return to the extender

.
b.  Check the Client Link LED 
 on the extender: 
• If the Client Link LED is solid green or amber
 , your extended WiFi network 
reaches the area with a poor router WiFi signal and your network setup i\
s 
complete.
• If the Client...

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7. 
Select a WiFi network to extend and click the  NEXT button.
If you do not want to extend both WiFi bands, clear the 2.4 GHz W
 iFi Networks or the  
5 GHz WiFi Networks check box.
8.  In the Password (Network Key)  field, type the existing WiFi network password (also called 
passphrase or security key) and click the  NEXT button.
9.  Set the network name (SSID) and password for your new extender WiFi ne\
twork and click 
the  NEXT button.
Wait for the page to...

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18. 
If the Router Link LED doesn’t light amber or green, plug the extende\
r into an outlet closer 
to the router and try again.
Keep moving the extender to outlets closer to the router until the Route\
r Link LED lights 
amber or green.
19.  Reconnect your computer or WiFi device to the new extended WiFi network.\
20.  T
est the extended WiFi range by moving your computer or WiFi device to th\
e area with a 
poor router WiFi signal:
a. Leave your computer or...

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Use the Extender in Access Point Mode
You can use the extender as a WiFi access point, which creates a new WiFi\
 hotspot by using 
a wired Ethernet connection. 
Figure 5. Extender as an access point

To install the extender as an access point:
1.  Set the  Access Point/Extender switch to the  Access Point position.
2.  Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Ethernet port on the extender to an\
 Ethernet LAN port 
on a router or a remote Ethernet LAN jack with LAN...

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After the connection with the computer or WiFi device is established, th\
e Client Link LED 
 lights.
6.  Launch a web browser and enter  www
 .mywifiext.net in the address field.
The New Extender Setup page displays.
7.  Click the  NEW EXTENDER SETUP  button.
The Create Account page displays.
8.  Complete the fields on the page and click the  NEXT button.
9.  V
erify that the  Access Point/Extender  switch is set to Access Point and click the 
Continue  button....

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Run Smart Setup
You can use Smart Setup to change the extender settings. This is an easy way to connect 
the extender to a different router or to change the extender WiFi network name (SSID) or 
WiFi password.
To run Smart Setup:
1. Use a WiFi network manager on a computer or WiFi device to find and connect to the 
new extended WiFi network.
After the connection with the computer or WiFi device is established, the Device Link LED 
lights solid green.
2. Launch...

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3.   Extender Network Settings
This chapter covers the following topics: 
•View Connected Devices 
•Boost Your Video Streaming With FastLane Technology 
•View WiFi Settings 
•Change the WiFi Network Name 
•Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network 
•Disable or Enable the WiFi Radios 
•Change the WiFi Speed 
•Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender’s WiFi Network 
•Deny Access to a Computer or WiFi Device 
•Set Up an Access Schedule 
•Change the Extender’s Device Name 
•Set Up the...

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View Connected Devices
You can view a list of devices that are connected to the extender network\
.
To view connected devices:
1. 
On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, \
launch a web 
browser

. 
2.  In the address field of your browser
 , enter www.mywifiext.net. 
A login page opens.
3.  Enter your user name and password and click the  LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.
4.  If your browser displays the Menu...

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When you enable FastLane Technology, two options are available:
•
Use the 2.4 GHz band to connect the extender to the WiFi devices and use\
 the 5 GHz 
band to connect the extender to the WiFi router. Use this mode if your W\
iFi router 
supports the 5
  GHz  band but the devices that you want to use for gaming and streaming 
support the 2.4 GHz band.
• Use the 5 GHz band to connect the extender to the WiFi devices and use t\
he 2.4 GHz 
band to...