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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Meet Your Extenders 6 Front Panel 6 Side Panels 6 When to Use Your Extenders 7 How the Extenders Work 7 Chapter 2 Get Started Use the Extenders in Extender Mode 10 Place the Extenders and Supply Power 10 Connect to an Existing WiFi Network 10 Find the Best Location 15 Connect an Ethernet-Enabled Device 15 Use the Extenders in Access Point Mode 16 Log In to an Extender After Installation 18 Run Smart Setup Installation 18 Chapter 3 Extender Network Settings View Connected Devices 21 Boost Your Video Streaming With FastLane Technology 21 View WiFi Settings 23 Change the WiFi Network Name 24 Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network 25 Disable or Enable the WiFi Radios 26 Change the WiFi Speed 27 Use WPS to Add a Computer to an Extender WiFi Network 28 Use WPS With the Push Button Method 28 Use WPS With the PIN Method 29 Deny Access to a Computer or WiFi Device 30 Set Up an Access Schedule 31 Change an Extender's Device Name 32 Set Up an Extender to Use a Static IP Address 33 Use the Extender With MAC Filtering or Access Control 34 Chapter 4 Maintain and Monitor the Extenders Change an Extender's Login User Name and Password 37 Turn Password Protection Off and On 38 Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password 38 3

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Overview
Meet Your Extenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Side Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
When to Use Your Extenders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How the Extenders Work. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2
Get Started
Use the Extenders in Extender Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Place the Extenders and Supply Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect to an Existing WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Find the Best Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connect an Ethernet-Enabled Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Use the Extenders in Access Point Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Log In to an Extender After Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Run Smart Setup Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Chapter 3
Extender Network Settings
View Connected Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Boost Your Video Streaming With FastLane Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
View WiFi Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Change the WiFi Network Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Disable or Enable the WiFi Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Change the WiFi Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Use WPS to Add a Computer to an Extender WiFi Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Use WPS With the Push Button Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Use WPS With the PIN Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Deny Access to a Computer or WiFi Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Set Up an Access Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Change an Extender’s Device Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Set Up an Extender to Use a Static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Use the Extender With MAC Filtering or Access Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 4
Maintain and Monitor the Extenders
Change an Extender’s Login User Name and Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Turn Password Protection Off and On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38