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Change the Extender admin User Name and Password

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AC1200 WiFi Range Extender Change the Extender admin User Name and Password You can change the admin user name and password to log in to the extender. To add an extender user: 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 your extender and router use different WiFi network names (SSIDs), enter www.mywifiext.net. • If your extender and router use the same WiFi network name (SSID), enter http://

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Change the Extender admin User Name and
Password
You can change the admin user name and password to log in to the extender.
To add an extender user:
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 your extender and router use different WiFi network names (SSIDs), enter
www.mywifiext.net
.
•
If your extender and router use the same WiFi network name (SSID), enter
http://
<extender’s IP address> (for example, http://192.168.1.3).
For more information about how to find your extender's IP address, see Find
Extender's
IP
Address
on page 44.
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 > Password
.
The Password Settings page displays.
6.
To change the admin user name, enter a new email address in the
New User Name
field.
7.
To change the admin password, enter a new password in the
New Password
field
and the
Verify Password
field.
8.
Select questions and enter the answers.
9.
Click the
SAVE
button.
Your settings are saved.
User Manual
16
Maintain and Monitor the
Extender
AC1200 WiFi Range Extender