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    My Net ™ Wi-Fi Range Extender User Manual[...]

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    WD ® Service and Support Should you encounter a problem, please give us an opportunity to addr ess it before r etur ning this product. Most technical support questions can be answered through our knowledge base or e-mail support service at http://support.wdc.com . If the answer is not available or , if you prefer , please contact WD at the best te[...]

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    ii MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Table of Contents WD ® Service and Suppo rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii 1 Important User Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Important Safe ty Instructio ns . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    IMPORTANT USER INFORMAT ION 1 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Important User Information Important Safety Instructions This device is designed and manufactured to assure personal safety . Improper use can resul t in electric shock or fire hazar d. The safeguards incorporated into this unit will pr otect you if you observe the following in[...]

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    IMPORTANT USER INFORMAT ION 2 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Recor ding Y our WD Pr oduct Information In the following table, write the serial and model numbe rs of your new WD product. Y ou can find this information on the labe l on the bottom of the device. Y ou should also note the date of purchase. This information may be r equ ired [...]

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    PRODUCT OVERVIEW 3 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Pr oduct Overview Thank you for pur chasing the My Net™Wi-Fi Ra nge Extender . This user manual provides step-by-step instructions for installing and using your new range extender . For the latest WD product information and news, visit our website at www .wdc.com . This chapter contains[...]

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    PRODUCT OVERVIEW 4 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Package Contents In addition to your My Net Wi-Fi Range Extender , the package contains:  Network (Ethernet) cable  AC power adapter  Quick Install Guide Accessories For U.S. residents, visit www .shopwd.com to view additional accessories available for your My Net W i-Fi Range Ex[...]

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    PRODUCT OVERVIEW 5 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Componen ts and LEDs Front Panel Front LED indicators LED Description Power Steady blue when the extender is power ed on and oper ational; flashes slowly during boot-up, firmwa re upgrades, and system self-tests. W ireless LAN The LED functi ons as follows: • It blinks when c onnecting [...]

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    PRODUCT OVERVIEW 6 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Side Panel Side components Port LED indicators Component Description Power butto n Press to turn th e extender on. Press again to tur n it o ff. WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) button Press this button to establish an initial connection between a WPS- enabled router and the extend er and then[...]

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    PRODUCT OVERVIEW 7 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Back Component Description Reset button T o reset the ext ender to fac tory default se ttings, press and release the button. The power and wireless LEDs fla sh, indicating a reset/ reboot. These LEDs are solid wh en the reset/reboot has been completed.[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 8 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Getting Started This chapter contains the following topics: Setting up Y our Extender Configuring Y our Extender After Initial Setup T uning for Distance and Coverage Setting up Y our Extender 1. Set the fr equency switch to the frequency of the ro uter (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz). Note: If you don[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 9 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL 3. If the router has a WPS or icon button : a. Press the r outer’ s WPS button and the extender’ s WPS button within a period of two minutes. b. Make sur e:  The wireless LAN LED blinks while th e connection is being established.  When the wireless connection between the r outer [...]

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    GETTING STARTED 10 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Y ou have two options:  Connect the extender directly to your computer using an Ethern et cable, -OR-  Connect a wir eless-enabled device (for exam ple, an iPad or computer) to network name wdrangeextender . Note: This is an o pen networ k without se curity . Continue to “Configur[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 11 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Configuring Y our Extender After Initial Setup 1. Launch a web br owser . If the extender’ s Welcome scr een does not appear automatically , enter http://wdrangeextender , http://wdrangeextender .local , or http://192.168.1.230 in the addr ess field to display it. 2. On the Welcome scr [...]

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    GETTING STARTED 12 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL 4. Select a Network Name (or click anywhere in its r ow) and click Connect . If you do not see your router’ s name in the list, enter it in the Use another network field at the bottom of the screen and click Connect . The Secure Network Connection screen displays. Note: For an ope n (un[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 13 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL 7. Click Use WPS to display the Secure Network Connection Wi-Fi Protected Setup screen: 8. Y ou have the following options:  T o use WPS buttons, press the WPS button on the r outer and click the blue WPS button on the screen within a two-minute period.  If your router has an 8-digi[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 14 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL The Setup Complete screen displays. The ex tender is now connected to the r outer wirelessly . 10. The screen pr ovides four options: T uning for Distance and Coverage Note: If the ex tender is in a position with good cove rage, this st ep is optional. Use the signal strength LEDs to tune[...]

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    GETTING STARTED 15 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL  If only one set of LEDs ar e lit —Good for browsing.  If all LED's are lit —Gr eat for streaming. Note: If no LE Ds are lit, the extend er could be out of ra nge or not configured for your router .[...]

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    PERFORMING BASIC T ASKS 16 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Performing Basic T asks This chapter contains the following topics: Opening My Dashboard After Setup Reviewing Current Settings Adding a New Wireless Device to Y our Network Opening My Dashboar d After Setup T o open the My Net W i-Fi Range Extender dashboard after initial configu[...]

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    PERFORMING BASIC T ASKS 17 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL The icons at the top of the screen open scr een s and wizards for performing important tasks: Reviewing Curr ent Settings The My Dashboard’ s home scr een is a simple sn apshot of the extender’ s configuration with the most essential information in one screen. It includes summ[...]

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    PERFORMING BASIC T ASKS 18 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL 1. Review the following settings: 2. T o reconfigur e wireless settings, click the Advanced Settings icon and then the Wireless icon. Continue with “Configuring Ad vanced Wireless Settings” on page 21. Adding a New Wir eless Device to Y our Network Once you configure wir eless[...]

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    PERFORMING BASIC T ASKS 19 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL 2. If the new device supports WPS : a. Click Click here to connect using W PS to display the W i-Fi Protected Setup screen: b. Follow the appr opriate pr ocedure below: Within two minutes, press the physical WPS button on your device and click the blue WPS button on this scr een. [...]

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    PERFORMING BASIC T ASKS 20 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL b. When pr ompted by the device, enter the following into your wir eless device’ s W i-Fi connection screen:  The wireless network you want to use  The password for the w ireless network sele cted Note: The password of the device when in extender mode is the same as that o[...]

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    CONFIGURING ADVANCED SETTIN GS 21 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Configuring Advanced Settings This chapter contains the following topics: Opening and Closing the Advanced Settings Screen Configuring Advanced W ireless Settings Configuring Advanced Administrative Settings Setting up Y our Extender in AP Mode Opening and Closing the Advan[...]

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    CONFIGURING ADVANCED SETTIN GS 22 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Configuring Advanced Administrative Settings The Admin icon provides scr eens for registering the extender , changing the administrative password, updating the extender’ s firmware, r estoring factory settings, saving and restoring settings, and rebooting the extender . C[...]

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    CONFIGURING ADVANCED SETTIN GS 23 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Updating the Extender’ s Firmware T o check for extender firmware updates and upload new firmware: 1. On the Admin screen, click the Firmwar e Update tab on the left: T o check for the latest firmware versio n: 1. Click Chec k Now . The extender searches the WD website fo[...]

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    CONFIGURING ADVANCED SETTIN GS 24 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Saving and Restoring Y our Extender’ s Settings T o save your setting s: 1. On the Admin screen, click the System tab on the left of the screen to display the Admin / System screen: 2. Click Save Configuratio n . 3. Name and save the configuration file. T o restor e your [...]

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    CONFIGURING ADVANCED SETTIN GS 25 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Resetting the Extender to Factory Defaults Y ou may want to reset the extender to how it was when you bought it. Y ou have two options for restoring factory defaults: throug h the user interf ace or through the Reset button on the back of the extender . Using the Dashboard [...]

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    CONFIGURING ADVANCED SETTIN GS 26 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Using the Reset button T o reset the extender manually: 1. Press and hold the Reset button on the bottom of the ext ender . When the reset finishes, the Power LED blinks. 2. W ait until the reset fini shes befor e using the extender . Rebooting Y ou can reboot the extender [...]

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    CONFIGURING ADVANCED SETTIN GS 27 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Selecting a Language T o change the language of the extender’ s screens: Note: Auto repr esents the lan guage of the bro wser . 1. On the Admin screen, click Language on the left to display the Admin / Language screen: 2. Select a language from the Select language dr op-d[...]

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    CONFIGURING ADVANCED SETTIN GS 28 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Setting up Y our Extender in AP Mode Wir eless Extender Mode vs. AP Mode Extender mode uses the wireless signal fr om the router for connectivity , and then it repeats that signal to extend the wireless coverage for client devices. In AP mode, the extender gets its connecti[...]

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    CONFIGURING ADVANCED SETTIN GS 29 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Using the Extender in AP Mode After changing the extender to AP mode, follow the pr ocedure below: 1. T o us e the extender in AP mode, connect it directly to the r outer using an Ethernet cable. 2. Launch a web browser , and type http://wdrangeextender in the address field[...]

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    CONFIGURING ADVANCED SETTIN GS 30 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL 3. Accept or change the setting s in the top half of the screen: Setting Description Network Name Unique identi fier of the 2. 4 GHz or 5 GHz network, de pending on your selec tion on the fr equency switch. Network M ode For the 2. 4 GHz band, the d efault networ k mode is [...]

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    CONFIGURING ADVANCED SETTIN GS 31 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL 4. View or change the settings in the bottom half of the screen: 5. Click Save . Note: The Save button becomes available if yo u change a se tting. Setting Description Mode The wireless mode s are Wireless rang e extender and AP (Access Poin t). Status Status can be Unconfi[...]

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    TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G 32 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL T r oubleshooting Problem/Question Solution The power LED does not illuminate. 1. Push the power bu tton on the extend er to make sure the extender is po wered on. 2. Make sure that th e power co rd is connected to th e extender co rrectly . 3. Make sure that the electrical o[...]

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    TR O U B L E S H O O T I N G 33 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL If the problem persists, contact T echnical Support at http://support. wdc.com. The extender cannot conne ct to the r outer . 1. Ensur e the extend er is power ed on. 2. Check t he frequency select ion switch to determine the frequency at which the extender is operating. 3. V[...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 34 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Regulatory and W arranty Information This chapter contains the following topics: Regulatory Compliance W arranty Information (All Region s Except Australia/New Zealand) W arranty Information (Australia/New Zealand only) Regulatory Compliance Federal Communication Commi[...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 35 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL CAUTION : T o comply w ith FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, the antenna us ed for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separat ion distance of at least 2 0 cm from all perso ns and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any ot her an[...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 36 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL 以下警語適用台灣地區 經型式認證合格之低功率射頻電 機， 非經許可， 公司、 商號或使用者均不 得擅自變更頻率、 加大功率或變更原設計之特性及 功能。 低功率射頻電機之使用不得影響飛航安全及?[...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 37 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL (2006/95/EC) och EuP-direktivet (2005/3 2/EC). En "Konformitetsdeklaration" i enlighet med gällande direktiv har gjorts och finns arkiverad hos W estern Digital Europe. Merking med CE-symbolet indikerer at dette systemet samsvar er med gjeldende direktiver ([...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 38 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Envir onmental Compliance (China) W arranty Information (All Regions Except Australia/New Zealand) Limited W arranty WD warrants that the Pr oduct, in the course of its normal use, will for the term defined below , be free from defects in material and workmanship and w[...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 39 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Warranty Information (Austra lia/New Zealand only) For consumers purchasing products in Australia and New Zealand, p lease re fer to this warranty informatio n. Nothing in this warranty modifies or excludes your le gal rights under the Australi an Competition and Consu[...]

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    REGULATORY AND WARRANTY INFORMATION 40 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL addition to other rights an d r emedies available to you under the Austra l ian Competition and Consumer Act or the New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act. Y our original box and packaging mate rials should be kept for storing or shipping your WD product. T o conclusively[...]

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    APPENDIX: T ECHNICAL SPECI FICATIONS 41 MY NET WI-FI RA NGE EXTENDER USER MA NUAL Appendix: T echnical Specifications Specification Va l u e Wireless standard IEEE 802.11n, a, b, g Ethernet 1 x Gigabit Ethernet I/O ports (1) Etherne t (RJ-45) port Bands 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz selectable dual mod e Antennas 3x3 (2.4 GHz), (5 GHz) Security WEP WP A WP A2 [...]

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    INDEX 42 MY NET WI-FI RANGE EXTENDER USERS MANUAL Index A AC power adapte rs 4 accessories 4 adding a wireless device 18 with no WPS support 19 with WPS support 19 administrative setting s 22 advanced settings 21 administrative 22 wireless 21 Advanced Settings screen, opening and closing 21 antennas 41 AP mode setting up 28 using extender in 29 B b[...]

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    INDEX 43 MY NET WI-FI RANGE EXTENDER USERS MANUAL R rebooting 26 recording product information 2 registering the extender 2 , 26 regulatory compliance 34 reset button 7 resetting to factory defaults 25 restoring a configuration 24 RoHS (China) 38 S safety compliance 35 instructions 1 saving a configuration 24 security 41 service all regions but Aus[...]

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    Information furnished by WD is believed to be accura te and reliable; however , no responsibility is a ssumed by WD for its use nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use. No license is granted by implic ation or otherwise und er any patent or patent rights of WD. WD reserves the right to chan[...]