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Enable or Disable Smart Connect, To enable or disable the Smart Connect feature

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Nighthawk X6 AC2200 Tri-Band WiFi Range Extender 7. To disable the One WiFi Name feature, select the No radio button. If you disable this feature, you can set a new SSID and password for the extender's 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks in the Network Name (SSID) and WiFi Password fields on this page. 8. Click the SAVE button. Your settings are saved. Enable or Disable Smart Connect The Smart Connect feature selects the fastest WiFi band for your WiFi devices to connect to. To enable the Smart Connect feature, your extender's 2.4 GHz and 5 Ghz networks must use the same network name and password. Note If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature and your router's 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks use different network names, you cannot enable Smart Connect. You can only enable Smart Connect if your extender's 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi networks use the same network name. To enable or disable the Smart Connect feature: 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 you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field of the browser. • If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following URLs: - Windows-based computers. http://mywifiext or http://mywifiext.local - Mac computers, iOS devices, and Linux devices. http://mywifiext. local - Android devices. http://

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7.
To disable the One WiFi Name feature, select the
No
radio button.
If you disable this feature, you can set a new SSID and password for the extender’s 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
networks in the
Network Name (SSID)
and
WiFi Password
fields on this page.
8.
Click the
SAVE
button.
Your settings are saved.
Enable or Disable Smart Connect
The Smart Connect feature selects the fastest WiFi band for your WiFi devices to connect to.To enable the
Smart Connect feature, your extender's 2.4 GHz and 5 Ghz networks must use the same network name
and password.
If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature and your router's 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
networks use different network names, you cannot enable Smart Connect.You can
only enable Smart Connect if your extender's 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFi networks use
the same network name.
Note
To enable or disable the Smart Connect feature:
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 you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter
www.mywifiext.net
in the address field of
the browser.
•
If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following URLs:
-
Windows-based computers
. http://mywifiext or http://mywifiext.local
-
Mac computers, iOS devices, and Linux devices
. http://mywifiext. local
-
Android devices
. 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 the Extender’s IP
Address
on page 49.
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 > Wireless
.
The Wireless page displays.
6.
To enable the Smart Connect feature, select the
Yes
radio button.
Extender Network Settings
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Nighthawk X6 AC2200 Tri-Band WiFi Range Extender