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When to Use Your Extender, How the Extender Works, Overview - access point

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Nighthawk X6S AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Range Extender The back panel contains the following components: • WPS button. Use this button to connect WPS-enabled devices to the extender. • Ethernet ports. Use the four Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 LAN ports to connect the extender to LAN devices. • USB port. Use the USB 2.0 port to connect the extender to a USB device such as a printer. • Power On/Off button and Power LED. Press the Power On/Off button to provide power to the extender. The Power LED light green when the extender is ready. • DC power connector. Connect the power adapter that came in the product package to the DC power connector. • Reset button. Pressing this button resets the router. If the Reset button is pressed for at least seven seconds and the Power LED blinks green, the router returns to its factory settings. When to Use Your Extender We recommend that you connect through the extender network only when the WiFi device is in a "dead zone" where connection from the existing network is poor or nonexistent. Data traffic routed through the extender is inherently slower than traffic routed directly from the network. How the Extender Works The extender works like a bridge between a WiFi router (or a WiFi access point) and a WiFi device outside the range of the WiFi router. The extender performs two main jobs: • The extender connects to a working WiFi network. When the extender connects over WiFi to an existing network, it functions as a network client, similar to how a WiFi device connects to a network. • The extender acts as an access point for WiFi devices. The extender broadcasts its own WiFi network that WiFi devices can join. In its role as an access point, the extender performs tasks that WiFi routers do, such as broadcasting its network name (SSID). The extender must do each of these jobs so that both ends of the bridge are in place. Overview 10

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The back panel contains the following components:
•
WPS button
. Use this button to connect WPS-enabled devices to the extender.
•
Ethernet ports
. Use the four Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 LAN ports to connect the extender to LAN devices.
•
USB port
. Use the USB 2.0 port to connect the extender to a USB device such as a printer.
•
Power On/Off button and Power LED
. Press the
Power On/Off
button to provide power to the extender.
The Power LED light green when the extender is ready.
•
DC power connector
. Connect the power adapter that came in the product package to the DC power
connector.
•
Reset button
. Pressing this button resets the router. If the
Reset
button is pressed for at least seven
seconds and the Power LED blinks green, the router returns to its factory settings.
When to Use Your Extender
We recommend that you connect through the extender network only when the WiFi device is in a “dead
zone” where connection from the existing network is poor or nonexistent. Data traffic routed through the
extender is inherently slower than traffic routed directly from the network.
How the Extender Works
The extender works like a bridge between a WiFi router (or a WiFi access point) and a WiFi device outside
the range of the WiFi router.The extender performs two main jobs:
•
The extender connects to a working WiFi network.
When the extender connects over WiFi to an existing network, it functions as a network client, similar
to how a WiFi device connects to a network.
•
The extender acts as an access point for WiFi devices.
The extender broadcasts its own WiFi network that WiFi devices can join. In its role as an access point,
the extender performs tasks that WiFi routers do, such as broadcasting its network name (SSID).
The extender must do each of these jobs so that both ends of the bridge are in place.
Overview
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Nighthawk X6S AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Range Extender