AC750 WiFi Range Extender

1 AC750 WiFi Range ExtenderUser ManualModel EX3110 September 2017202-11752-01350 E. Plumeria DriveSan Jose, CA 95134 USAS upportThank you for purchasing this NETGEAR installing your device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and use it to register yourproduct at You must register your product before you can use NETGEAR telephonesupport. NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR website. For product updatesand web support, visit (US & Canada only): (Other Countries): Check the list of phone numbers NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are used for reference purposes regulatory compliance information.

2 Visit See the regulatorycompliance document before connecting the power WiFi Range ExtenderContentsChapter 1 OverviewMeet Your to Use Your the Extender 2 Get StartedInstall the WiFi the Extender and Apply to an Existing WiFi with with the NETGEAR Installation the Best In to the Extender After Smart Setup 3 Extender Network SettingsView Connected Your Video Streaming with FastLane WiFi the WiFi Network Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden or Enable the WiFi the WiFi WPS to Add a Computer to the Extender s WiFi WPS with the Push Button WPS with the PIN Access to a Computer or WiFi Up an Access the Extender s Device Up the Extender to Use a Static IP the Extender with MAC Filtering or Access 4 Maintain and Monitor the ExtenderChange the Extender admin User Name and Password Protection Off and a Forgotten User Name or Adjust for Daylight Saving Set the Extender Up and Manage the Extender Up the Configuration the Configuration the Extender To Its Factory Default the Reset In and Reset the Extender to Factory the Extender for New Firmware and Update the Upload Firmware to the 5 FAQs and Connect to the Join a WiFi Network and Receive an Error Access Extender 's IP 6 Factory Settings and Technical SpecificationsFactory

3 Default and Environmental WiFi Range Extender1 OverviewThe WiFi Range Extender boosts your existing network Range and speed, delivering dual-band chapter covers the following topics: Meet Your Extender When to Use Your Extender How the Extender WorksFor more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website Your ExtenderBefore you install your Extender , familiarize yourself with its LEDs and following table describes the 1. LED descriptionsDescriptionLED Solid green. The Extender is powered on. Solid amber. The Extender is booting. Off. The Extender is powered LED indicates the network connection between the Extender and the routeror access point.

4 Solid green. Best connection. Solid amber. Good connection. Solid red. Poor connection. Off. No WiFi Range ExtenderTable 1. LED descriptions (Continued)DescriptionLEDThis LED indicates the network connection between the Extender and a computeror mobile device. Solid green. Best connection. Solid amber. Good connection. Solid red. Poor connection. Off. No Solid green. WiFi security is enabled (WPA or WPA2). Blinking green. A WPS connection is being established. Off. WiFi security is not side panel contains the following buttons: Reset button. Pressing the Reset button for about five seconds resets the Extender . WPS button. Pressing the WPS button let's the Extender connect to your existing WiFi network throughWPS.

5 You can also connect WPS-enabled devices to the Extender using the WPS button. Power button. Pressing the Power button turn the Extender on or to Use Your ExtenderNETGEAR recommends that you connect through the Extender network only when the WiFi device is in a dead zone where connection from the existing network is poor or nonexistent. Data traffic routed throughthe Extender is inherently slower than traffic routed directly from the the Extender WorksThe Extender works like a bridge between a WiFi router (or a WiFi access point) and a WiFi device outsidethe Range of the WiFi router. The Extender performs two main jobs: The Extender connects to a working WiFi the Extender connects over WiFi to an existing network, it functions as a network client, similarto how a WiFi device connects to a network.

6 The Extender acts as an access point for WiFi Extender broadcasts its own WiFi network that WiFi devices can join. In its role as an access point,the Extender performs tasks that WiFi routers do, such as broadcasting its network name (SSID).Overview7AC750 WiFi Range ExtenderThe Extender must do each of these jobs so that both ends of the bridge are in 1. Range Extender in a homeOverview8AC750 WiFi Range Extender2 Get StartedThis chapter covers the following topics: Install the WiFi Extender Log In to the Extender After Installation Run Smart Setup Installation9 Install the WiFi ExtenderPlace the Extender , apply power, and connect the Extender to your WiFi the Extender and Apply PowerTo place the Extender and apply your Extender in the same room as your WiFi to the WiFi router is required only during the initial setup the Extender into an electrical for the Power LED to light amber and then turn the Power LED does not light, press the Power On/Off button on the side of the to an Existing WiFi NetworkTo extend the Range of your WiFi network.

7 You must connect the Extender to your existing WiFi can do this in one of two ways: Connect with WPS. For more information, see Connect with WPS on page 10. Connect with web browser setup. For more information, see Connect with the NETGEAR InstallationAssistant on page with WPSWi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join a secure WiFi network without typing the network name andpassword. For help with the WPS button on your WPS-enabled device, check the instructions or online helpthat came with that device. Some older equipment cannot use does not support WEP network security or a hidden SSID network. If yourexisting WiFi network uses WEP security or its SSID is hidden, follow the instructionsin Connect with the NETGEAR Installation Assistant on page use WPS to connect the Extender to your WiFi the WPS button on the WPS LED two minutes, press the WPS button on your router or access the Extender connects to your existing WiFi network, the WPS LED on the Extender lights solidgreen and the Router LED the Router Link LED does not light, try again.

8 If it still does not light, see Connect with the NETGEARI nstallation Assistant on page your WiFi router supports the 5 GHz band, repeat Steps 1 and 2 to connect the Extender to the 5 Started10AC750 WiFi Range the Extender and move it to a new location that is about halfway between your router and thearea with a poor router WiFi location that you choose must be within the Range of your existing WiFi router the Router LED to help you choose a spot where the Extender -to-router connection is the Router LED doesn t light amber or green, plug the Extender into an outlet closer to the router andtry moving the Extender to outlets closer to the router until the Router LED lights amber or your computer or mobile device, find and connect to a new Extender WiFi Extender creates two new Extender WiFi networks.

9 The Extender s new WiFi network names arebased on your existing WiFi network name, with _2 GEXT and _5 GEXT at the end of the example: Existing WiFi network name. MyNetworkName New Extender WiFi network names. MyNetworkName_2 GEXT and MyNetworkName_5 GEXTUse the same WiFi password that you use for your WiFi the new Extender WiFi Range by moving your computer or mobile device to the area with a poorrouter WiFi your computer or mobile device in the area with a poor router WiFi signal and return to the Device LED on the Extender : If the Device LED is solid green or amber, your new Extender WiFi network reaches the areawith a poor router WiFi signal and your network setup is complete.

10 If the Device LED is red, your new Extender WiFi network does not reach the area with a poorrouter WiFi must move your computer or mobile device closer to the Extender until the Device LEDturns solid green or with the NETGEAR Installation AssistantYou can use the NETGEAR installation assistant to connect your Extender to your existing WiFi routernetwork. To use the NETGEAR installation assistant, you must launch a web browser on your computer ormobile Started11AC750 WiFi Range ExtenderTo use the NETGEAR installation assistant to connect the Extender to your WiFi a computer or mobile device, open the WiFi connection manager and find and connect to the extendernetwork called you are connected to the Extender .