NETGEAR EX2700 manual

Inst allation N300 WiFi Range Ex t ender Model EX2700[...]

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. Existing WiFi Sometimes your rout er does not provide the WiFi co[...]

3 Meet Y our Ex t ender Bef or e you install your e xtender , f amiliarize yourself with its LEDs, buttons, and port . Rou ter Lin k LED Device Lin k LED Powe r LED WPS LED Po wer On / O button WPS button Fac tor y Reset button Ethernet port[...]

4 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. Device Link LED This LED indicat es the connection between the e xtender and a comput er or mobile device[...]

5 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 [...]

6 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 7 . 1. Pr ess the WPS button on the side panel of the ext ender . [...]

7 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[...]

8 br owser and type w ww .my wifie x t .net in the addr ess field. Enter admin f or the user name and passwor d f or the passwor d. 3. Select a WiFi network to e xtend and click the Continue butt on. 4. T ype the netw ork passwor d (also called passphr ase or security key) in the P asswor d field, and click the Continue button. 5. In the Name ?[...]

9 On iP ads, iPhones, and MacBook comput ers, this scr een automatic ally closes. 6. Use a WiFi network manager on the c omput er or mobile device t o connect to the e xtender’ s newly cr eat ed WiFi network. Repeat this s tep f or all of your computers and mobile devic es. 7. If the scr een is still displayed on your comput er or devic e, selec [...]

10 8. 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 . 9. Plug the ext ender into an electrical outlet. The P ower LED lights gr een. If the Pow er LED does not light , pr ess the P ower butt on. Use the R[...]

11 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, see Plac e the Extender and Apply[...]

12 For mor e information, see Connect to an Existing WiF i Network on page 5 . 3. Plug the Ethernet c able from an E thernet-enabled device in t o the Ethernet port on the ext ender . 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[...]

13 Fr equently Asked Questions Y ou can find more inf ormation about your product in the user manual, which is available at http:// suppor t.netgear .com . The web br owser setup guide k eeps asking me f or my network passwor d (passphr ase) or security key , and I am sure I hav e enter ed the corr ect password. What can I do? The ext ender is pr [...]

14 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 Devic e Link LED is gr een and that you have a valid IP addr ess. • Relaunch the w eb br owser and type ww w[...]

15 When the wir eless device c onnects through the e xtender t o your r outer , the MAC addr ess of the wireless devic e shown on the r outer is tr anslat ed to ano ther MAC addr ess. If your rout er ’ s MAC filt er is enabled, the wir eless device c onnects to the ext ender but canno t get an IP addr ess fr om the ext ender and cannot ac c ess [...]

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