Netgear EAX80 User Manual - Page 31

Settings > Do More > Connect Devices WPS, Settings > Connected Devices

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Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi 6 Mesh Extender To use WPS to add a WPS-enabled device to the extender's WiFi network: 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:// Connected Devices. The WiFi device displays onscreen. Extender Network Settings 31 User Manual

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To use WPS to add a WPS-enabled device to the extender’s WiFi network:
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://
<extender’s IP address>
/ (for example,
For more information about how to find your extender’s IP address, see Find
the
Extender’s
IP
address
on page 69.
A login page displays.
3.
Enter your admin user name and password and click the
LOG IN
button.
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)
.
The Connected Devices (WPS) page displays.
6.
Leave the
Push Button (recommended)
radio button selected.
7.
Click the
WPS
button.
For two minutes, the extender attempts to add the computer or WiFi device to its
WiFi network.
8.
Within two minutes, go to the computer WiFi device and press or click its
WPS
button.
9.
To verify that the WiFi device is connected to the extender’s WiFi network, select
Settings > Connected Devices
.
The WiFi device displays onscreen.
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Extender Network Settings
Nighthawk AX8 8-Stream WiFi 6 Mesh Extender