Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product XWN5001 NETGEAR
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P owerline 500 WiFi Access P oint (XWN5001) 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 XWN5001.
3 Hardware Features Wireless LED Power LED Powerline LED Ethernet LED Security button Factory Reset button Ethernet port On/Off switch Powerline 500 W iFi Access Point (XWN5001).
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 a t least one Ethern et 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 Access P oint an d 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 yo u want to add the XWN5001 to your ne twork.
7 c. Within 2 minutes, press the Secur ity button on the XWN5001 for 2 seco nds, and then re lease the button. Reset Reset d. After a few secon ds, the security is set a nd the Power LEDs turn solid g reen. The Powerline d evices can communicat e over the Powerlin e netw ork in a secure way .
8 2. Plug one of your Power line devices into a wall outlet ne ar 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 XWN5001 into a wall outlet wher e you need WiFi coverage. Reset Reset Existing Powerl ine Networ k Room 1 Room 2 Room 3 Add a WiFi Access Point.
10 Note: You can connect an Eth ernet-based device (like a game console , set-top box, or Blu-ray player) to the In ternet and the home network with the additiona l Ethernet port on the XWN5001.
11 4. Set up WiFi access on yo ur XWN5001 access point. Y ou can set up WiFi access on your XWN5001 acce ss point in o ne of two ways: • Option 1 : Use NETGEAR genie to manually configur e the wireless settings of your XWN5001 access point. a. Inst all NETGEAR genie.
12 d. Click the Powerline icon on the Network Map screen. The Powerline Utility screen displays: Powerline icon XWN5001 icon e. On the Powerline Utility screen, right-click the XWN5001 icon.
13 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.
14 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 (router or gateway) to the other (XWN5001), depending on the signal quality .
15 • Option 2 : Use the web browser setup guide to manually configure the wireless settings of your XWN500 1 access point. 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 XWN5001 network.
16 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 .
17 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 network le ts you have a second network in another zone of your house.
18 5. Connect your wireless clie nt (laptop, t ablet, or smartphone) to the XWN5001 for Internet access. • Option 3 : Use the WPS button on your wireless clie nt to automatically connect to the XWN5001 access point. a. Press the Security button on the XWN5001 for 2 seconds and release it.
19 Install NETGEAR genie Follow these instructions to downlo ad and install NETGEAR genie on your computer . 1. Ty p e http ://suppo rt.netge ar .com into your browser address bar . 2. Click the For Home button. 3. In the search box, type xwn5001 . 4.
20 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 online 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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