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N300 WiFi Range Extender Contents Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Extender Meet Your Extender 5 How the Extender Works 6 When to Use Your Extender 6 Chapter 2 Install Your Extender Place the Extender and Apply Power 8 Connect to an Existing WiFi Network 8 Extender WiFi Performance 11 Cable a Computer or Device to the Ethernet Port 11 Chapter 3 Manage the Extender Network and Settings Log In to the Extender After Initial Setup 14 Change the admin Password 14 Use the Setup Wizard to Connect the Extender to a Network 15 Add a WPS Client to the Extender Network 17 View or Change Wireless Settings 17 View or Change Advanced Wireless Settings 18 Set Up a Wireless Access List 19 Set Up the Extender to Use a Static IP Address 21 Chapter 4 Monitor and Maintain the Extender Back Up the Extender Configuration 23 Restore Saved Configuration Settings 23 Return the Extender to Its Factory Settings 24 Use the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings 24 Erase the Extender Settings and Return to Factory Settings 25 Upgrade the Firmware 26 View Wired and Wireless Network Devices 27 Chapter 5 FAQs and Troubleshooting FAQs 30 Cannot Log In to the Extender 31 Cannot Join the Extender WiFi Network 32 Appendix A Supplemental Information Factory Default Settings 34 Technical Specifications 34 3

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N300 WiFi Range Extender
Contents
Chapter 1
Get to Know Your Extender
Meet Your Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
How the Extender Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
When to Use Your Extender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2
Install Your Extender
Place the Extender and Apply Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Connect to an Existing WiFi Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Extender WiFi Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cable a Computer or Device to the Ethernet Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Chapter 3
Manage the Extender Network and Settings
Log In to the Extender After Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use the Setup Wizard to Connect the Extender to a Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Add a WPS Client to the Extender Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
View or Change Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
View or Change Advanced Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Set Up a Wireless Access List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Set Up the Extender to Use a Static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 4
Monitor and Maintain the Extender
Back Up the Extender Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Restore Saved Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Return the Extender to Its Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Use the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Erase the Extender Settings and Return to Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Upgrade the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
View Wired and Wireless Network Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 5
FAQs and Troubleshooting
FAQs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cannot Log In to the Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cannot Join the Extender WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Appendix A
Supplemental Information
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34