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AC1900 WiFi Mesh Extender Essentials Edition Contents Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Extender Front Panel and Side Panel LEDs and Buttons 6 When to Use Your Extender 7 Chapter 2 Get Started Use the Extender in Extender Mode 10 Place the Extender and Apply Power 10 Connect to an Existing WiFi Network 10 Use the Extender in Access Point Mode 14 Log In to Access Extender Settings 15 Run Smart Setup 15 Chapter 3 Extender Network Settings View Connected Devices 18 Boost Your Video Streaming With FastLane Technology 18 View WiFi Settings 19 Change the WiFi Network Name 20 Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network 20 Disable or Enable the WiFi Radios 21 Change the WiFi Speed 22 Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender's WiFi Network 23 Use WPS With the Push Button Method 23 Use WPS With the PIN Method 24 Deny Access to a WiFi Device 24 Set Up an Access Schedule 26 Change the Extender's Device Name 27 Set Up the Extender to Use a Static IP Address 27 Use the Extender With MAC Filtering or Access Control 28 Chapter 4 Monitor and Maintain the Extender Change the Extender User Name and Password 31 Turn Password Protection Off and On 32 Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password 32 Automatically Adjust for Daylight Saving Time 33 Manually Set the Extender Clock 34 Back Up and Restore the Extender Configuration 34 Back Up the Configuration Settings 35 Restore the Configuration Settings 35 Return the Extender to Its Factory Settings 36 Use the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings 37 Log In to the Extender and Reset to Factory Settings 37 3

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AC1900 WiFi Mesh Extender Essentials Edition
Contents
Chapter 1
Get to Know Your Extender
Front Panel and Side Panel LEDs and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
When to Use Your Extender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2
Get Started
Use the Extender in Extender Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Place the Extender and Apply Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect to an Existing WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Use the Extender in Access Point Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Log In to Access Extender Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Run Smart Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 3
Extender Network Settings
View Connected Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Boost Your Video Streaming With FastLane Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
View WiFi Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Change the WiFi Network Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Disable or Enable the WiFi Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Change the WiFi Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender’s WiFi Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Use WPS With the Push Button Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Use WPS With the PIN Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Deny Access to a WiFi Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Set Up an Access Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Change the Extender’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Set Up the Extender to Use a Static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Use the Extender With MAC Filtering or Access Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 4
Monitor and Maintain the Extender
Change the Extender User Name and Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Turn Password Protection Off and On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Automatically Adjust for Daylight Saving Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Manually Set the Extender Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Back Up and Restore the Extender Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Back Up the Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Restore the Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Return the Extender to Its Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Use the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Log In to the Extender and Reset to Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37