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NETGEAR WN3000RPv3 manual

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  • Page 1

    Inst allation N300 WiFi Range Ex t ender Model WN3000RPv3[...]

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    2 Getting St ar t ed The NET GE AR WiFi Range Ext ender incre ases the distanc e of a WiFi network by boosting the e xisting WiFi signal and enhancing the over all signal quality over long distanc es. An ext ender repe ats the signals fr om an existing WiF i rout er or ac cess point. Y ou c an also connect the extender t o your r outer or gat eway [...]

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    3 Meet Y our Ex t ender Bef or e you install your e xtender , f amiliarize yourself with its LEDs, buttons, and port . Fr ont P anel Rou ter Ar row LED Client Ar row LED Powe r LED WPS LED Rou ter Lin k LED Client Link LED[...]

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    4 Side and Bott om P anels Fac tor y Reset button Ethernet port WPS button Po wer On / O button[...]

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    5 LED Descriptions Rout er Link LED This LED indicat es the connection between the e xtender and the r outer or ac cess point. Solid green . Bes t connection. Solid ambe r . Good c onnec tion. Solid red . P oor connection. O . No connection. Client Link LED This LED indicat es the connection between the e xtender and a comput er or WiFi device. [...]

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    6 Install the WiFi Extender Place the e xtender , apply pow er , and connect it to your WiFi ne twork . Place the Extender and Apply P ower 1. Place your e xtender in the same r oom as your WiFi rout er . Pr oximity to the WiFi r out er is requir ed only during the initial setup pr ocess. 2. Plug the ext ender into an electrical outlet. The P ower [...]

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    7 Connect with WPS Wi-Fi Pr otected Se tup (WPS) lets you join a secure WiFi ne twork without typing the network name and passwor d. N ote: WPS does not support WEP network security . If you ar e using WEP security, f ollow the instructions in Connect with Web Br owser Setup on page 8 . 1. Pr ess the WPS button on the side panel of the ext ender . [...]

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    8 4. Connect your WiFi devices t o the new ext ender network. Use the same WiFi passwor d that you use for your WiFi r outer . 5. Unplug the ext ender and move it to a new loc ation closer to the ar ea with a poor WiFi signal. The location that you choose must be within the r ange of your existing WiF i rout er netw ork . 6. Plug the ext ender into[...]

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    9 The NET GE AR genie scr een displays. 3. Select the WiFi Range Ex tender (Wireless) r adio button and click the Continue butt on. The ext ender finds WiFi networks in your ar ea and displays a list . 4. Select a WiFi network to e xtend and click the Continue butt on.[...]

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    10 5. When pr ompted, type the network pass wor d (also called passphr ase or security key) in the P asswor d field and click the Continue button. 6. In the Name field, type the name (SSID) f or your new ext ender WiFi network and click the Continue butt on. Y ou can use the same security settings as the settings f or your existing ne twork by se[...]

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    11 8. If the scr een is still displayed on your comput er or devic e, selec t the f ollowing check box and click the Continue butt on. A message displays confirming that the e xtender c onnected to the WiFi network. 9. Click the Finish butt on. 10. Unplug the ext ender and move it to a new loc ation closer to the ar ea with a poor WiFi signal. The[...]

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    12 Find the Best L ocation If the WiFi signal is w eak, the first time you join the ext ender network, an arr ow LED blinks f or two minut es. If this happens, adjust the position of the ext ender . • If the Rout er arr ow blinks, move the e xtender closer t o the r outer . • If the Client arr ow blinks, move the comput er or WiFi devic e clos[...]

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    13 Connec t an Ethernet-Enabled Devic e Aer the e xtender is c onnected to your e xisting WiFi netw ork, you can connect a wir ed device t o the ext ender using an Ethernet cable. That device c an then acc ess your exis ting network thr ough the WiFi c onnec tion. 1. Set up the e xtender . For mor e information about initial setup , see Install [...]

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    14 2. Connect the extender t o an exis ting WiFi network. 3. Plug the Ethernet c able from an E thernet-enabled device in t o the Ethernet port on the ext ender . Install the Ex t ender as an Acc ess P oint Y ou can use the extender as a WiF i acc ess point , which cr eat es a new WiFi hotspo t by using a wir ed Ethernet c onnec tion. 1. Place your[...]

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    15 The NET GE AR genie scr een displays. 5. Select the Access P oint (Wired) r adio button. 6. Use an Ethernet c able to c onnec t the e xtender t o a r outer Etherne t port or a remo te Etherne t jack with network ac cess. The ext ender joins the network and cr eat es a WiFi hotspo t . 7. Follow the genie st eps t o set up WiFi security for the ne[...]

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    16 Log In t o Access Ex t ender Settings Aer ins tallation, you can log in t o the ext ender to view or change the ext ender ’ s settings. 1. Connect a comput er or WiFi device t o the ext ender ’ s network. 2. Launch a web br owser and in the address field, ent er www.mywifiex t .net or www.mywifiext .com . A login scr een displays. 3. E[...]

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    17 I am connected t o NETGEAR_EX T and launched a br owser . Why can’t I see the w eb br owser setup guide? T ry these troubleshoo ting steps: • Mak e sure that your c omput er is set up to use DHCP (mos t are). • Mak e sure that the Client Link LED is gr een and that you are using a valid IP addr ess. • Relaunch the w eb br owser and type [...]

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    18 I enabled a wireles s MAC filt er , wireles s access c ontrol, or acc ess contr ol list (ACL) on my rout er . What should I do when installing the extender? When the WiFi devic e connects through the e xtender t o your r outer , the MAC addr ess of the WiFi device shown on the r outer is tr anslated to another MA C addr ess. If your r outer’ [...]

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    19 A login scr een displays. b. Ent er admin f or the user name and passwor d for the passwor d. 5. Select Maintenance > Network Devic es . The Network Devic es scr een displays the MAC addr esses and virtual MAC addr esses for c omputers and devic es that ar e connected t o the ext ender network. 6. On the r outer , add all of the vir tual addr[...]

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    July 2014 Netgear , Inc . 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134, USA T echnical Support Thank you f or purchasing this NET GEAR product . Aer inst alling your device, loc ate the serial number on the label of your pr oduct and use it to regist er your pr oduct at https :// my.ne tgear .com . Y ou must r egister your pr oduct befor e you can[...]