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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Unpack Your Extender 7 Top Panel LEDs and Front Panel USB Port 7 Rear Panel 9 Attach the Stand 9 Attach the Rubber Feet 10 Attach the Antennas 10 Retrieve and Display the Product Label 11 When to Use Your Extender 11 How the Extender Works 11 Support for the 801.11ac Networking Standard 12 Chapter 2 Get Started Install the Extender to Boost Your WiFi Range 14 Set Up the Extender Hardware 14 Use WPS to Connect the Extender to Your WiFi Router 14 Use a Web Browser to Connect the Extender to Your WiFi Router 15 Choose a Location and Check the Signal Strength 17 Connect Ethernet-Enabled Devices 18 Install the Extender as an Access Point 18 Log In to the Extender After Installation 20 Run Smart Setup Installation 21 Chapter 3 Optimize Extender Performance Boost Your Video Streaming 24 Adjust the WiFi Coverage 25 Chapter 4 Extender Network Settings View Connected Devices 27 View WiFi Settings 27 Change the WiFi Network Name 28 Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network 29 Disable or Enable the WiFi Radios 30 Change the WiFi Speed 31 Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender's WiFi Network 32 Use WPS with the Push Button Method 33 Use WPS with the PIN Method 33 Deny Access to a Computer or WiFi Device 34 3

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Overview
Unpack Your Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Top Panel LEDs and Front Panel USB Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Attach the Stand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Attach the Rubber Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Attach the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Retrieve and Display the Product Label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
When to Use Your Extender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
How the Extender Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Support for the 801.11ac Networking Standard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 2
Get Started
Install the Extender to Boost Your WiFi Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Set Up the Extender Hardware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use WPS to Connect the Extender to Your WiFi Router. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Use a Web Browser to Connect the Extender to Your WiFi Router. . . . . . . . 15
Choose a Location and Check the Signal Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connect Ethernet-Enabled Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Install the Extender as an Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Log In to the Extender After Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Run Smart Setup Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Chapter 3
Optimize Extender Performance
Boost Your Video Streaming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Adjust the WiFi Coverage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 4
Extender Network Settings
View Connected Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
View WiFi Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Change the WiFi Network Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Disable or Enable the WiFi Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Change the WiFi Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender’s WiFi Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Use WPS with the Push Button Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Use WPS with the PIN Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Deny Access to a Computer or WiFi Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34