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Linksys RE7310 User Manual

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WiFi Range Extender
Model RE7310
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  • Page 1 User Guide AX1800 MAX-STREAM ® WiFi Range Extender Model RE7310...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Access Control ............................17 Troubleshooting ....................18 You cannot get your range extender connected ............... 18 You cannot access your range extender ..................18 You have intermittent connection problems ................20 Specifications ....................... 21 RE7310 ..............................21 Environmental ............................21...

  • Page 3: Product Overview

    Product Overview Front view The light on the front of the range extender gives you information about power, updating and signal strength. Light color Status/ description Solid Blue Power on, ready for device connection • Blinking Blue Starting up. • Upgrading firmware.

  • Page 4: Side View

    Side view WPS™ Button—Use Wi-Fi Protected Setup to automatically and securely add compatible wireless devices to your network with Push Button Connect. Refer to Using WPS on page 5. Reset Button—Press and hold until the power light on the front of the range extender blinks to reset to factory defaults.

  • Page 5: How To Install The Range Extender

    How to Install the Range Extender There are two ways to use your Linksys range extender: as a wireless range extender or as a wired range extender (access point). Wireless range extenders repeat existing Wi-Fi signals. Wired range extenders (access points) create new Wi-Fi hotspots when connected to a router or access point with an ethernet cable.
  • Page 6 2. Wait for the light on the front of your range extender to blink orange before going to step 3. This can take up to a minute. 3. Extend your network. Within the next two minutes complete step a. Press the WPS button on your router. Press the WPS button on the side of your range extender.
  • Page 7 4. Extend a second network. You may skip this step if you have a single-band router or if you don't want to extend a second network. a. Press the WPS button on your router again. Within the next two minutes complete step 4b.
  • Page 8 extended Wi-Fi network shares the same network name and password. Connected devices will select the main or extended network as you move around your house. If you do not have a router with seamless roaming, select an extended network on your device's Wi-Fi manager.
  • Page 9 Setting up in a web browser Use this setup method if you don’t have a WPS button on your router, or if you don’t want to use WPS to set up your RE7310. 1. Plug in the range extender Plug in the range extender midway between your router and the area without Wi-Fi. Using your mobile device or laptop, be sure you have at least two bars (around 50%) of your router’s Wi-Fi signal at that location.
  • Page 10 3. Connect to range extender setup network. On a computer, phone or tablet, connect to the Wi-Fi network: Linksys Extender Setup - XXX. (XXX are the last three digits of your range extender’s MAC address.) 4. Launch setup. http://extender.linksys.com Visit (or try http://192.168.1.1)

  • Page 11: Accessing Your Range Extender Settings

    Note—XXX are the last 3 digits of your range extender’s MAC address. You can find the MAC address on the back of your RE7310. (You might have to unplug your range extender to see the MAC address label. Plug it back in and make sure the light is solid blue before visiting the URL.)
  • Page 12 If you changed your range extender’s name, you can access the settings interface by entering the new name in a browser. For example: if you named your extender MyExtender, enter http://MyExtender (Windows) or http://MyExtender.local (Mac OS X or iOS). You can also enter your range extender’s IP address in a browser. Find the IP address in your router’s settings.

  • Page 13: Using Range Extender Settings

    Using Range Extender Settings Click Help on the right side of the screen for additional information on the screen’s options. Changes to settings will not be effective until you click Save at the bottom of the screen. You also can click Cancel to clear any changes.

  • Page 14: Wps

    WPS makes it easy to connect your range extender to your network and connect other devices to your network through the range extender. Connecting the range extender to an existing access point or wireless router (see p. 5) Connecting devices to your network through the range extender Repeat the instructions for each client device that supports WPS.
  • Page 15 a) Enter the PIN from the client device in the field on the range extender’s WPS screen. b) Click Register on the range extender’s WPS screen. The light on the front of the range extender blink until pairing is complete. c) Click OK on the range extender’s WPS screen within two minutes or you will have to start over.

  • Page 16: Site Survey

    Site Survey Site Survey gives a snapshot of all access points and wireless routers within range of the extender. Log in to the range extender’s browser-based settings (see “Accessing Your Range Wireless Site Survey Extender Settings” on page 11). Click the tab.

  • Page 17: Qos (Quality Of Service)

    QoS (Quality of Service) RE7310 supports WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia), which enhances the quality of service (QoS) on a network. QoS prioritizes data packets according to four traffic classes: voice, video, best effort, and background. We recommend keeping the default QoS settings.

  • Page 18: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Your range extender works on 2.4GHz and 5 GHz networks. You cannot get your range extender connected Check the position of your router and range extender. For first-time setup, you may need to place the range extender closer to the router. After •...
  • Page 19 3. If you are prompted to enter a network security key, type your password (security key) into the network security key field. Click OK. 4. Your computer will connect to the extended network, and you should be able to access the range extender’s settings in a browser.

  • Page 20: You Have Intermittent Connection Problems

    You have intermittent connection problems Plug in the range extender midway between your router and the area without Wi-Fi. Be sure you have at least 50% of your router’s Wi-Fi signal at that point on the device you used for setup. If you have two bars or lower, move closer to your router.

  • Page 21: Specifications

    Specifications are subject to change without notice. Visit Linksys.com/support/RE7310 for award-winning 24/7 technical support. BELKIN, LINKSYS and many product names and logos are trademarks of the Belkin group of companies. Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.
  • Page 22 Licenses and notices for third party software used in this product may be viewed here: http://support.Linksys.com/en-us/license. Please contact http://support.Linksys.com/en- us/gplcodecenter for questions or GPL source code requests. © 2021 Belkin International, Inc. and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. LNKPG-00808 Rev A00...

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