Netgear EX5000 User Manual - Page 25

LOG IN, Firmware Update, BROWSE, UPLOAD, The Firmware Update displays.

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AC1200 WiFi Range Extender You might need to unzip the firmware file. 3. 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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You might need to unzip the firmware file.
3.
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.
4.
Enter your admin user name and password and click the
LOG IN
button.
The Status page displays.
5.
If your browser displays the
Menu
icon
, click it.
The extender menu displays.
6.
Select
Firmware Update
.
The Firmware Update page displays.
7.
Click the
BROWSE
button.
8.
Locate and select the new firmware file.
The firmware file name ends with a
.img
or
.chk
extension.
CAUTION:
After you click the
UPLOAD
button, do not try to go online, turn off the
extender, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the extender until it finishes
restarting!
9.
Click the
UPLOAD
button.
The firmware update starts and the extender restarts. The firmware update process
takes about two minutes.
User Manual
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Maintain and Monitor the
Extender
AC1200 WiFi Range Extender