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Use WPS With the Push Button Method

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Nighthawk X6 AC2200 Tri-Band WiFi Range Extender a random passphrase. You can view this passphrase on the WiFi Settings page (for more information, see View WiFi Settings on page 23). Use WPS With the Push Button Method For you to use the push button method to connect a WiFi device to the extender's WiFi network, the WiFi device that you are trying to connect must include a physical WPS button or an onscreen WPS button that you can click. To use WPS to add a WPS-enabled device to the extender's WiFi network: 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:// Connected Devices. The WiFi device displays onscreen. Extender Network Settings 27

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a random passphrase.You can view this passphrase on the WiFi Settings page (for more information, see
View WiFi Settings
on page 23).
Use WPS With the Push Button Method
For you to use the push button method to connect a WiFi device to the extender’s WiFi network, the WiFi
device that you are trying to connect must include a physical
WPS
button or an onscreen
WPS
button that
you can click.
To use WPS to add a WPS-enabled device to the extender’s WiFi network:
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 > Do More > Connect Devices (WPS)
.
The Connected Devices (WPS) page displays.
6.
Leave the
Push Button (recommended)
radio button selected.
7.
Click the
WPS
button.
For two minutes, the extender attempts to add the computer or WiFi device to its WiFi network.
8.
Within two minutes, go to the computer WiFi device and press or click its
WPS
button.
9.
To verify that the WiFi device is connected to the extender’s WiFi network, select
Settings > Connected
Devices
.
The WiFi device displays onscreen.
Extender Network Settings
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Nighthawk X6 AC2200 Tri-Band WiFi Range Extender