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Universal WiFi Extender - P owerline Edition (XA VN2001) Installation Guide.
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1 Content s Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 LED Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NETGEAR recommends that you do not plug a Powerline device directly into a power strip. 2 P ackage Contents Ethernet c able XA VN2001.
3 Hardware Features Wireless LED Power LED Powerline LED Ethernet LED Security button Factory Reset button Ethernet port On/Off switch Universal WiFi Ex tender - Powerline Edition (XA VN2001).
4 LED Descriptions The LEDs indicate the status of your Powerline device. • Wh en you plug in the Powerline device, the Power LED lights and tur ns green. • T he Ethernet LED lights a nd turns green when you connect a powered-on Ether net device to at least one Ethe rnet port.
5 Button Descriptions The buttons on your Powe rline device let you do the following: • Factory Reset button: Use the Factory Reset button to return your Powerline device to its defaul t factory settings. Press the Factory Reset button fo r 2 seco nds, and th en release it.
6 Install the Extender and Surf the W eb with WiFi 1. Secure your Powe rline network. These instructions assume that yo u already have a Powerline ne twork tha t includes at least 2 Powe rline devices and that you want to add the XA VN2001 to your network.
7 c. Within two minutes, press the Security button on the XA VN2001 for 2 seconds, and then release the button. Reset Reset d. After a few seconds, the secu rity is set. The Power and Powerline LEDs turn solid green. The Powerline d evices can communicate over the Powe rline netw ork in a secure way .
8 2. Plug one of your Power line devices into a wall outle t near your router or gatew ay . If you want to share Internet access acro ss your home, make sure to connect the Powerline device to your Internet gateway with an Ethernet cable. Reset Reset Existing Powe rline Networ k Room 1 Room 2 Powerline d evice is connected to router or gateway .
9 3. Plug the XA VN2001 into a wa ll outlet where you need WiFi coverage. Reset Reset Existing Powerl ine Network Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Add a WiFi Rang e Extender.
10 Note: You can connect an Eth ernet-based device (like a game console , set-top box, or Blu-ray player) to th e Internet and the home network with the additional Et hernet port on the XAVN2001.
11 4. Set up WiFi access on your XA VN2001 extender . Y ou can set up WiFi access on your XA VN2001 extender in one of three ways: • Option 1 : Use the WPS button on your wireless ro uter or gateway to clone your existing wireless network. a. Press and hold the Security button on the XA VN200 1 (about 10 seconds) and release it.
12 • Option 2 : Use NETGEAR genie to manually configur e the wireless settings of yo ur XA VN2001 extender . a. Inst all NETGEAR genie. (See Install NETGEAR genie on pag e 20 .) b. T emporarily connect your computer directly to the XA VN2001 through the Ethern et port.
13 d. Click the Powerline icon on the Network Map screen. The Powerline Utility screen displays: Powerline icon XA VN2001 icon e. On the Powerline Utility screen, right-click the XA VN2001 icon.
14 f. From the pop-up menu that di splays, select Wireless configurat ion . g. Enter the following wireless settings: • Wireless N etwork Name (SSID) • Wireless S ecurity T ype • Pa ssphrase.
15 If you want to clone your exis ting wireless netwo rk, enter the same wireless settings that your router or gateway uses. When you are r oaming in your house, your wireless client (laptop, tablet, or smar tphone) switches from one network (ro uter or ga teway) to the other (XA VN 2001), depending on the signal quality .
16 • Option 3 : Use the web browser setup guide to manually configure the wireless settings of your XA VN2001 extender . On your computer or wireless device (ta blet, smartphone): a. Open the softwar e that manages your wireless network conne ctions and connect to the XA VN2001 network.
17 b. On the same com puter or wirele ss device, op en a web browser windo w . The browser takes you directly to the on screen setu p guide. If it does not, enter on e of the following into the browser address bar: www .mywifiext.net www .netgearextender .
18 If you want to clone your exis ting wireless netwo rk, enter the same wireless settings that your router or gateway uses. If you want to create a new wireless network, en ter new wireless settings. Creating a new wirele ss networ k lets you have a second network in another zone of your house.
19 5. Connect your wireless clie nt (laptop, tablet, or smartphone) to the XA VN2001 for Internet access. • Option 3 : Use the WPS button on your wireless clie nt to automatically connect to the XA VN2001 access point. a. Press the Security button on the XA VN2001 for 2 seconds and release it.
20 Install NETGEAR genie Follow these instructions to downlo ad and install NETGEAR genie on your computer . 1. Ty p e http ://supp ort.netg ear .com into your browser address bar . 2. Click the For Home button. 3. In the search box, type xavn2001 . 4.
21 Compatible NETGEAR P owerline Devices Y our Powerline device can share a Powerline network with these compatible NETGEAR device s: XA VB1301, XA VB1401, XA VB2101, XA VB2602, XA VNB2 001, XA VB5601, XA VB5101, XA VB5201, XA VB5602, XAUB251 1, XA VB5004, XA VB1004, XWNB5602, XWNB5201, and XWNB160 1.
Safety Information AC input: 100–240V , 250 mA or 0.25A (max.) Operating temperature: 0°C–40° C User Manual Y ou can get the user manual onlin e at http://downlo adcenter .netgear .com or through a link in the product’ s user interface .
NETGEAR, Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134, USA October 2012.
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