Netgear WN3000RP User Manual - Page 23

Set the Password, Upgrade the Firmware, Maintenance &gt, Apply, Check for New Version, Upon Login

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Universal WiFi Range Extender WN3000RP Set the Password The user name to access the Extender is admin, and its default password is password. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you set a more secure password. From the Extender menu at http://www.mywifiext.net, select Maintenance > Set Password. The following screen displays: Type the old password, type the new password twice, and then click Apply. Upgrade the Firmware Unless you changed the settings in the Firmware Upgrade screen previously, the Extender is set up to check for new firmware automatically at log in. If you do not want to use the automatic firmware check, clear the Check for New Version Upon Login check box. To check for firmware and upgrade if it is available: 1. From the Extender menu at http://www.mywifiext.net, under the Maintenance heading, select Firmware Upgrade. The following screen displays: 2. Click Check to see if new firmware is available. If it is, follow the onscreen prompts to download it onto your computer. 3. Use the Browse field to locate and select the new firmware. 4. Click Upload to install the new firmware on your Extender. Extender Network Settings 23

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Extender Network Settings
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Universal WiFi Range Extender WN3000RP
Set the Password
The user name to access the Extender is admin, and its default password is password.
NETGEAR strongly recommends that you set a more secure password.
From the Extender menu at http://www.mywifiext.net, select
Maintenance >
Set Password
.
The following screen displays:
Type the old password, type the new password twice, and then click
Apply
.
Upgrade the Firmware
Unless you changed the settings in the Firmware Upgrade screen previously, the Extender is
set up to check for new firmware automatically at log in.
If you do not want to use the automatic firmware check, clear the
Check for New Version
Upon Login
check box.
To check for firmware and upgrade if it is available:
1.
From the Extender menu at http://www.mywifiext.net, under the Maintenance heading,
select
Firmware Upgrade
. The following screen displays:
2.
Click
Check
to see if new firmware is available. If it is, follow the onscreen prompts to
download it onto your computer.
3.
Use the Browse field to locate and select the new firmware.
4.
Click
Upload
to install the new firmware on your Extender.