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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Meet Your Extender 6 Front Panel 6 Side Panels 6 When to Use Your Extender 7 How the Extender Works 7 Chapter 2 Get Started Use the Extender in Extender Mode 10 Place the Extender and Apply Power 10 Connect to an Existing WiFi Network 10 Find the Best Location 13 Connect an Ethernet-Enabled Device 14 Use the Extender in Access Point Mode 14 Log In to the Extender After Installation 16 Run Smart Setup Installation 17 Chapter 3 Extender Network Settings View Connected Devices 19 Boost Your Video Streaming With FastLane Technology 19 View WiFi Settings 21 Change the WiFi Network Name 21 Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network 22 Disable or Enable the WiFi Radios 23 Change the WiFi Speed 24 Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender's WiFi Network 25 Use WPS With the Push Button Method 26 Use WPS With the PIN Method 26 Deny Access to a Computer or WiFi Device 27 Set Up an Access Schedule 28 Change the Extender's Device Name 29 Set Up the Extender to Use a Static IP Address 30 Use the Extender With MAC Filtering or Access Control 31 Chapter 4 Maintain and Monitor the Extender Change the Extender User Name and Password 34 Turn Password Protection Off and On 35 Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password 35 3

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Overview
Meet Your Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Side Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
When to Use Your Extender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How the Extender Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2
Get Started
Use the Extender in Extender Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Place the Extender and Apply Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect to an Existing WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Find the Best Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect an Ethernet-Enabled Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use the Extender in Access Point Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Log In to the Extender After Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Run Smart Setup Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 3
Extender Network Settings
View Connected Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Boost Your Video Streaming With FastLane Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
View WiFi Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Change the WiFi Network Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Disable or Enable the WiFi Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Change the WiFi Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender’s WiFi Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Use WPS With the Push Button Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Use WPS With the PIN Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Deny Access to a Computer or WiFi Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Set Up an Access Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Change the Extender’s Device Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Set Up the Extender to Use a Static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Use the Extender With MAC Filtering or Access Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 4
Maintain and Monitor the Extender
Change the Extender User Name and Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Turn Password Protection Off and On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35