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Universal WiFi Range Extender WN2000RPTv2 Installation Guide Extended Wireless Range Exis ting Router Range WIRELESS EXTENSION EXISTING ROUTER W IR ELE E XT ENS CONNECT WIRED DEVICES WIRELESSL Y.
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3 Hardware Features The LEDs on the front show how the Extender is working. Link Rate . The LED indicates a wireless connection between the Extender and the router. - Green is best. - Amber is good. - Red is poor. WPS button Link Rate Status PC to Extender Status .
The back panel has the following features: Factory Reset button . To use this button, stick a paper clip into the reset hole and hold it until the Status LED flashes.
5 Getting Started The WiFi Range Extender extends the wireless network to include the area outside the range of your existing Wi-Fi network. Follow these steps to correctly set up the Extender.
6 Connecting the Extender to an Existing Wi-Fi Network To extend the range of your Wi-Fi network, you will need to connect the Extender to your existing Wi-Fi network.
7 Option 1: Connecting with WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) 1. Press the WPS button on the Extender. 2. Within 2 minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless router, gateway, or access point. At this point, the Extender should be connected to your existing Wi-Fi network, and the Link Rate LED on your Extender lights up.
8 Option 2: Connecting with web browser setup guide 1. Once the Extender is powered on and the Status LED is green, use a wireless network manager on a PC to find and connect to NETGEAR_EXT (SSID) wireless network. Tip: You can use any wireless network manager utility on a PC or tablet to find and connect to the Extender wireless network.
9 2. Open a web browser window from the same PC, and the browser should take you directly to the on-screen setup guide . Tip: You can always access the Extender settings again by typing www.
10 3. The web browser setup guide walks you through the following steps: • Selecting the Wi-Fi network you would like to extend. • Entering the security passphrase for the existing network. • Choosing the name for your new Extender network. • Connecting your wireless devices to your new Extender network.
11 Extender Performance The Link Rate LED indicates performance. • The best performance is delivered when the Link Rate LED is green. • A workable performance is delivered when the Link Rate LED is amber. • A red Link Rate LED indicates a poor connection or no connection.
12 When to Use the Extender Wireless Network NETGEAR recommends that you connect to the Extender wireless network only when a PC or wireless device is in a “dead zone” where the network connection to your existing router is very poor or nonexistent.
13 4-Port Wi-Fi Adapter Once the Extender is connected to your existing Wi-Fi network, you can use the Ethernet ports on the Extender to connect up to four devices wirelessly to your network.
14 Wireless SSIDs and Passphrases Use the space below to record your new Extender network name (SSID) and Extender security settings, in case you need to add additional wireless devices to your Extender in the future.
15 Frequently Asked Questions You can find more information about your product in the User Manual available at http://support.netgear.com. 1. The Smart Wizard keeps asking me for my passphrase, and I am sure I have entered the correct passphrase.
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