Netgear Ex2700 N300 Wifi Range Extender User Manual

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USAMarch 2016
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N300 
WiF  Range
  Extender
Model EX2700
User Manual 

 
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview
Meet Your Extender  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6
When to Use Your Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  7
How the Extender Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

 
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Restore the Configuration Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  33
Return the Extender to Its Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  34
Update the Firmware  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  36
Restart the Extender Remotely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  37
Chapter 5 FAQs and Troubleshooting...

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1.   Overview
The WiFi Range Extender boosts your existing network range and speed.
This chapter covers the following topics:
•Meet Your Extender
•When to Use Your Extender
•How the Extender Works
Note:For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the 
support website at support.netgear.com.
Note:Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made 
available from time to time on 
downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some 
products can regularly check the site and download new...

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 Range Extender 
Meet Your Extender
Before you install your extender, familiarize yourself with its LEDs, buttons, and port.
Front Panel
Device
Router
Power LED
WPS LED
Link
LED Link
LED
Power On/Off
Factory Reset
button Ethernet port
button
WPS button
Figure 1. Front panel
The following table describes the LEDs.
Table 1.  Front panel LEDs   
LEDDescription
Router Link This LED indicates the connection between the extender and the router or\
 
access point:
•  Solid green . Best...

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When to Use Your Extender
We recommend that you connect through the extender network only when the \
WiFi device is 
in a “dead zone” where connection from the existing network is poo\
r or nonexistent. Data 
traffic routed through the extender is inherently slower than traffic routed directly from the 
network.
How the Extender Works
The extender works like a bridge between a WiFi router (or a WiFi acces\
s point) and a WiFi 
device outside the range of the WiFi...

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2.   Get Started
This chapter covers the following topics: 
•Use the Extender 
•Log In to the Extender After Installation 
•Run Smart Setup Installation  

Get Started 
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Use the Extender
The extender repeats the signals from an existing WiFi router or access point. Place the 
extender, apply power, and connect it to your WiFi network.
Place the Extender and Apply Power
To place the extender and apply power:
1. Place your extender in the same room as your WiFi router.
Proximity to the WiFi router is required only during the initial setup process.
2. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet.
3. Wait for the Power LED to light...

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If the Router Link LED does not light, try again. If it still does not light, see Connect With 
Web Browser Setup on page 10. 
3. Find the new extender network name on your computer or WiFi device.
The extender creates two new extended WiFi networks. The extender’s new WiFi 
network name is based on your existing WiFi network name, with _EXT at the end of the 
name.
For example:
•Existing WiFi network name. MyNetworkName
•New extended network name....