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Table of Contents Chapter 1 Overview Meet Your Extender 6 Front Panel 6 When to Use Your Extender 7 How the Extender Works 7 Chapter 2 Get Started Use the Extender 9 Place the Extender and Apply Power 9 Connect to an Existing WiFi Network 9 Connect an Ethernet-Enabled Device 13 Log In to the Extender After Installation 13 Run Smart Setup Installation 14 Chapter 3 Extender Network Settings View Connected Devices 16 View WiFi Settings 16 Change the WiFi Network Name 17 Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network 18 Disable or Enable the WiFi Radio 19 Change the WiFi Speed 20 Customize the Extender's WiFi Coverage Area 21 Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender's WiFi Network 22 Use WPS With the Push Button Method 22 Use WPS With the PIN Method 23 Deny Access to a Computer or WiFi Device 24 Set Up an Access Schedule 25 Set Up the Extender to Use a Static IP Address 26 Use the Extender With MAC Filtering or Access Control 27 Chapter 4 Maintain and Monitor the Extender Change the Extender User Name and Password 30 Turn Password Protection Off and On 31 Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password 31 Automatically Adjust for Daylight Saving Time 32 Manually Set the Extender Clock 32 Back Up and Manage the Extender Configuration 33 Back Up the Configuration Settings 33 3

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Overview
Meet Your Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
When to Use Your Extender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How the Extender Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Chapter 2
Get Started
Use the Extender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Place the Extender and Apply Power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect to an Existing WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connect an Ethernet-Enabled Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Log In to the Extender After Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Run Smart Setup Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 3
Extender Network Settings
View Connected Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
View WiFi Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Change the WiFi Network Name. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Disable or Enable the WiFi Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Change the WiFi Speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Customize the Extender’s WiFi Coverage Area. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Use WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender’s WiFi Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Use WPS With the Push Button Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Use WPS With the PIN Method. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Deny Access to a Computer or WiFi Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Set Up an Access Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Set Up the Extender to Use a Static IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Use the Extender With MAC Filtering or Access Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Chapter 4
Maintain and Monitor the Extender
Change the Extender User Name and Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Turn Password Protection Off and On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Automatically Adjust for Daylight Saving Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Manually Set the Extender Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Back Up and Manage the Extender Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Back Up the Configuration Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33