Netgear 8-Stream User Manual - Page 23
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Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi 6 Mesh Extender 5. Select Settings > Wireless. The WiFi Settings page displays. 6. To enable the One WiFi name feature, select the Yes radio button. If this is the first time you're enabling the One WiFi Name feature, you must run the Smart Setup. Go to the Status page and click the SMART SETUP button to run the Smart Setup. 7. To disable the One WiFi Name feature, select the No radio button. If you disable this feature, you can set a new SSID and password for the extender's 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks in the Network Name (SSID) and WiFi Password fields on this page. 8. Click the SAVE button. Your settings are saved. Enable or disable smart connect The Smart Connect feature selects the fastest WiFi band for your WiFi devices to connect to. To enable the Smart Connect feature, your extender's 2.4 GHz and 5 Ghz networks must use the same network name and password. Note: If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature and your router's 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks use different network names, you cannot enable Smart Connect. You can only enable Smart Connect if your extender's 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi networks use the same network name. To enable or disable the Smart Connect feature: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender network. 2. Log in to your extender: • If you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter http://mywifiext.local/ in the address field of the browser. • If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following URLs: - Windows-based computers. http://mywifiext/ or http://mywifiext.local/ - Mac computers, iOS devices, and Linux devices. http://mywifiext.local/ - Android devices. http://