Netgear EX5000 User Manual - Page 21

Restore the Configuration Settings, Settings > Other, BACKUP, LOG IN, BROWSE

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AC1200 WiFi Range Extender 5. Select Settings > Other. The Other Settings page displays. 6. Click the BACKUP button. Your browser extracts the configuration file from the extender. The backup file uses an .cfg extenstion. 7. If your browser is not set up to save downloaded files automatically, locate where you want to save the file. 8. Click the OK button. The extender configuration settings are backed up. Restore the Configuration Settings You can restore the configuration file of the extender to a previously saved configuration file. To restore the extender configuration settings: 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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5.
Select
Settings > Other
.
The Other Settings page displays.
6.
Click the
BACKUP
button.
Your browser extracts the configuration file from the extender. The backup file uses
an
.cfg
extenstion.
7.
If your browser is not set up to save downloaded files automatically, locate where
you want to save the file.
8.
Click the
OK
button.
The extender configuration settings are backed up.
Restore the Configuration Settings
You can restore the configuration file of the extender to a previously saved configuration
file.
To restore the extender configuration settings:
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 > Other
.
The Other Settings page displays.
6.
Click the
BROWSE
button.
7.
Locate and select the previously saved backup file.
The backup file uses a
.cfg
extension.
User Manual
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Maintain and Monitor the
Extender
AC1200 WiFi Range Extender