Netgear Ex2700 N300 Wifi Range Extender User Manual

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5. Select  Settings > WiFi.
6. In the WiFi Speed  menu, select a speed.
7.  Click the  SA
 VE button.
Your settings are saved.
Customize the Extender’s WiFi Coverage Area
By default, the extender uses its maximum WiFi coverage area. You can select a smaller 
coverage area, which uses less electrical power.
To customize the extender’s WiFi coverage area:
1.  On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, \
launch a web 
browser

. 
2.  In the address field of your browser
 , enter www.mywifiext.net. 
3.  When prompted, enter your email address and password.
The Status page displays.
4.  If your browser displays the Menu  icon 
, click it.
The extender menu displays. 
						

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5. Select  Do More > WiFi Coverage .
6. Select a radio button for the output power.
7.  Click the  SA
 VE button.
Your settings are saved.
Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender’s WiFi 
Network
WPS (WiFi Protected Setup) lets you connect a computer or WiFi device \
to the extender’s 
network without entering the WiFi network passphrase or key. Instead, you use a  WPS button 
or enter a PIN to connect.
If you use the button method, the WiFi device that you are trying to con\
nect must include a 
physical push button or a software button. If you use the PIN method, yo\
u must know the PIN 
of the WiFi device that you are trying to connect.
WPS supports WPA and WPA2 WiFi security. If your extender network is open (no WiFi 
security is set), connecting with WPS automatically sets WP
 A + WPA2 WiFi security on the 
extender network and generates a random passphrase. You can view this passphrase on the 
WiFi Settings page (for more information, see View WiFi Settings on page  16).
For information about using WPS to connect the extender to a WiFi networ\
k during setup, 
see Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender’s WiFi Network on page  22.
Use WPS With the Push Button Method
For you to use the push button method to connect a WiFi device to the ex\
tender’s WiFi 
network, the WiFi device that you are trying to connect must include a p\
hysical WPS button 
or an onscreen WPS button that you can click.
To use WPS to add a computer or WiFi device to the extender’s WiFi network:
1. On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, \
launch a web 
browser

.  
						

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2. In the address field of your browser, enter  www.mywifiext.net. 
3.  When prompted, enter your email address and password.
The Status page displays.
4.  If your browser displays the Menu  icon 
, click it.
The extender menu displays.
5.  Select  Settings > Do More > Connect Devices (WPS).
6. Leave the  Push Button (recommended)  radio button selected.
7.  Click the  WIFI PROTECTED SETUP (WPS) button.
For two minutes, the extender attempts to add the computer or WiFi devic\
e to its WiFi 
network. 
8.  Within two minutes, go to the computer or WiFi device and press or click\
 its  WPS button.
9.  T
o verify that the WiFi device is connected to the extender’s  WiFi network, select 
Settings > Connected Devices.
The WiFi device displays onscreen.
Use WPS With the PIN Method
To use the PIN method to connect a WiFi device to the extender’s WiFi network, you must  know the PIN of the WiFi device that you are trying to connect.
To add a computer or WiFi device to the extender’s WiFi network:
1.  On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, \
launch a web 
browser

. 
2.  In the address field of your browser
 , enter www.mywifiext.net. 
3.  When prompted, enter your email address and password.
The Status page displays.
4.  If your browser displays the Menu  icon 
, click it.
The extender menu displays.
5.  Select  Settings > Do More > Connect Devices (WPS).  
						

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The Connect Devices (WPS) page displays.
6.  Select the  PIN Number  radio button.
7. Type the PIN of the WiFi device in the field.
8.  Click the  NEXT button.
For four minutes, the extender attempts to find the computer or WiFi dev\
ice.
9.  Within four minutes, go to the WiFi device and use its WPS software to j\
oin the WiFi 
network.
10.  T
o verify that the WiFi device is connected to the extender’s  WiFi network, select  
Settings > Connected Devices.
The WiFi device displays onscreen.
Deny Access to a Computer or WiFi Device
By default, access control is disabled so that it is easy for you to con\
nect to the extender’s 
WiFi networks.
You can deny network access to specific computers and WiFi devices based \
on their MAC  addresses. Each network device is assigned a MAC address, which is a uni\
que 12-character 
physical address, containing the hexadecimal characters 0–9, a–f, \
or 

A–F only, and 
separated by colons (for example, 00:09:AB:CD:EF:01). Typically, the MAC address is on the 
label of the WiFi device. If you cannot access the label, you can displa\
y the MAC address 
using the network configuration utilities of the computer. You might also find the MAC 
addresses on the Connected Devices page (see  View Connected Devices on page 16).
To use WiFi access control to deny access:
1. On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, \
launch a web 
browser

. 
2.  In the address field of your browser
 , enter www.mywifiext.net . 
3.  When prompted, enter your email address and password.
The Status page displays.
4.  If your browser displays the  Menu icon 
, click it. 
						

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The extender menu displays.
5.  Select  Settings > Connected Devices .
6. In the WiFi Devices section, select the  Enable Access Control check box.
The WiFi devices table displays the names and MAC addresses of WiFi devi\
ces that are  connected to the extender.
7.  Select the Deny check box for the device.
8.  Click the  SA
 VE button.
Your settings are saved and that device cannot connect to the extender’s WiFi network.
Set Up an Access Schedule
You can control access to all users during specific periods of the day. You can set up an  access schedule that prevents Internet access through the extender netwo\
rk based on the 
times that you set.
To set up an access schedule:
1.  On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, \
launch a web 
browser

. 
2.  In the address field of your browser
 , enter www.mywifiext.net. 
3.  When prompted, enter your email address and password.
The Status page displays.
4.  If your browser displays the Menu  icon 
, click it.
The extender menu displays. 
						

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5. Select  Do More > Access Schedule .
6. Select the Access Schedule On radio button.
The page adjusts.
7.  In the Days menu and the T
 ime menu, select the days and time when you want to disable 
Internet access.
8.  Click the  Add T
 ime button to add the time that you specified to the Scheduled Times table.
9.  Click the  SA
 VE button.
Your settings are saved.
Set Up the Extender to Use a Static IP Address
The extender comes set up to use a dynamic IP address, which is the corr\
ect setting for most  home networks. 
To set up the extender to use a static IP address:
1.  On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, \
launch a web 
browser

. 
2.  In the address field of your browser
 , enter www.mywifiext.net . 
3.  When prompted, enter your email address and password.
The Status page displays.
4.  If your browser displays the  Menu icon 
, click it.
The extender menu displays.
5.  Select  Settings > W
 iFi Settings.
The WiFi Settings page displays. 
						

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6. Scroll down and click the  IP Address heading to expand the IP address settings.
By default, the  Dynamically get IP 
 Address from Router radio button is selected.
7.  Select the Use Static IP 
 Address radio button.
8.  Complete the fields to specify the IP network IP addresses.
9.  Click the  SA
 VE button.
Your settings are saved.
Use the Extender With MAC Filtering or Access Control
When the WiFi device connects through the extender to your router, the MAC address of the 
WiFi device shown on the router is translated to another MAC address. If\
 your routers MAC 
filter, WiFi access control, or ACL is enabled, the WiFi device connects to the extender but 
cannot get an IP address from the extender and cannot access the Interne\
t. To allow the WiFi 
device to receive an IP address from the extender and access the Interne\
t, you must provide 
the translated MAC address to the router.
To add a translated MAC address to your router:
1.  Log in to your router and disable the MAC filter
 , WiFi access control, or ACL.
For more information about how to disable your router’s MAC filter, WiFi access control, 
or 
 ACL, see your router’s documentation.
2.  Power on the extender and connect all of your WiFi devices to the extend\
er
 .
3.  Make sure that the Link Rate LED remains lit.
4.  Log in to your extender:
a. Launch a web browser
 .
b.  Enter  www
 .mywifiext.net in the address field of the browser.
A login window opens.
c.  Enter your email address and password and click the  LOG IN button.
5.  Select  Settings > Connected Devices .
The Connected Devices section displays the MAC addresses and virtual MAC\
 addresses  for computers and WiFi devices that are connected to the extender networ\
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6. On the router, add the extender’s virtual MAC address and all the virtual MAC addresses 
connected to the extender network to your router’s MAC filter table.
7. Enable the router’s MAC filter, WiFi access control, or ACL. 
						

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4.   Maintain and Monitor the Extender
This chapter covers the following topics: 
•Change the Extender User Name and Password
•Turn Password Protection Off and On
•Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password
•Automatically Adjust for Daylight Saving Time
•Manually Set the Extender Clock
•Back Up and Manage the Extender Configuration
•Back Up the Configuration Settings
•Return the Extender to Its Factory Default Settings
•Update the Firmware
•Restart the Extender Remotely 
						

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Change the Extender User Name and Password
You can change the user name and password to log in to the extender.
To add an extender user:
1. On a computer or WiFi device that is connected to the extender network, \
launch a web 
browser

. 
2.  In the address field of your browser
 , enter www.mywifiext.net . 
3.  When prompted, enter your email address and password.
4.  If your browser displays the  Menu icon 
, click it.
The extender menu displays.
5.  Select  Settings > Password .
6. In the New User Name field, type an email address.
7.  T
ype the password in the  New Password field and the  Verify Password field.
8.  Select questions and enter the answers.
9.  Click the  SA
 VE button.
Your settings are saved.