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AC1900 WiFi Range Extender

Install the Extender to Boost Your WiFi Range

The most common way to use the extender is to boost the range of your existing WiFi

network. You can also use the extender as a WiFi access point and create a new WiFi

hotspot by using a wired Ethernet connection. For information about access point installation,

see Install the Extender as an Access Point on page 18.

Set Up the Extender Hardware

 To set up the extender hardware:

1. Attach the stand or the rubber feet.

For more information, see Attach the Stand on page 9 or Attach the Rubber Feet on

page 10.

2. Attach the antennas.

For more information, see Attach the Antennas on page 10.

3. T

urn on your extender.

Place the extender close to your WiFi router. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet.

Press the Power button if necessary

The NETGEAR LED lights white and the Link Rate LEDs and the Device to Extender LED

light amber and then turn off.

Use WPS to Connect the Extender to Your WiFi Router

You can use WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) to connect the extender to your WiFi router without

typing your existing router’s WiFi network name (SSID) or WiFi password. If you do not want

to use WPS, see Use a Web Browser to Connect the Extender to Your WiFi Router on

page 15.

 To use WPS to connect the extender to your WiFi router:

1. Make sure that the extender is powered on.

2. Press the WPS button on the extender

Both Link Rate LEDs

and the Device to Extender LED blink green for two

minutes.

3. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your WiFi router.

4. Add a WiFi band.

If your WiFi router supports the 5 GHz band (not all routers do), and you want to extend

that band, repeat and check that the 5 GHz Link Rate LED lights green to confirm the

connection.

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