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AC750 WiFi Range Extender
Mode l E X6100
Us e r Manual
April 2014
202-11307-03
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA

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  • Page 1 AC750 WiFi Range Extender Mode l E X6100 Us e r Manual April 2014 202-11307-03 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134...
  • Page 2 See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply. Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Information is subject to change without notice.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender Contents Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Extender Front Panel and Side Panel LEDs and Buttons ......6 When to Use Your Extender .
  • Page 4 AC750 WiFi Range Extender View Wired and Wireless Network Devices......39 Chapter 5 FAQs and Troubleshooting FAQs .

  • Page 5: Chapter 1 Get To Know Your Extender

    Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time to time on downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some products can regularly check the site and download new firmware, or you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the features or behavior of your product does not match what is described in this guide, you might need to update your firmware.

  • Page 6: Front Panel And Side Panel Leds And Buttons

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender Front Panel and Side Panel LEDs and Buttons The front panel has LEDs. The side panel has a switch, buttons, and an Ethernet port. Router Link LED Router Arrow LED Client Arrow LED Access Point/Extender switch Client Link LED Power On/Off button Power LED...

  • Page 7: When To Use Your Extender

    When to Use Your Extender NETGEAR recommends that you connect to the extender only when your WiFi network connection is poor. Data traffic routed through the extender is inherently slower than traffic routed directly from the network.

  • Page 8: Use As An Access Point

    WiFi standards. However, to get the benefits of 802.11ac, your wireless router must support the 802.11ac WiFi networking standard. To learn more about the 802.11ac WiFi networking standard, visit http://www.netgear.com/landing/80211ac/. Figure 4. Speed comparison between the 802.11n and 802.11ac standards Get to Know Your Extender...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2 Install Your Extender

    Install Your Extender This chapter covers the following topics: • Install the Extender as a Range Extender • Install the Extender as an Access Point...

  • Page 10: Install The Extender As A Range Extender

    WiFi signal coverage. Place the Extender NETGEAR recommends that you place the extender near the router during initial setup. Then you can move it farther away from the router as needed to increase the area that has a WiFi signal.

  • Page 11: Connect With Netgear Genie Smart Setup

    After the connection with the computer or mobile device is established, the Client Link lights solid green. Open a web browser window from the same computer or mobile device. The browser takes you directly to NETGEAR genie Smart Setup. Install Your Extender...
  • Page 12 AC750 WiFi Range Extender Note: If you are not automatically directed to NETGEAR genie, launch a web browser and enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field. Enter admin for the user name and password for the password. Smart setup detects the position of the extender switch.
  • Page 13 AC750 WiFi Range Extender In the Name (2.4G SSID) and Name (5G SSID) fields, type names (SSIDs) for your new extender WiFi network and click the Continue button. Note: You can use the same security settings as your existing network by selecting the check box.

  • Page 14: Find The Best Location

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender The location you choose must be within the range of your existing WiFi router network. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet and wait one minute. The Power LED lights green. If the Power LED does not light, press the Power button.
  • Page 15 AC750 WiFi Range Extender  To connect a computer to the extender Ethernet port: Install the extender so that it is connected to your existing network with a WiFi link. Connect an Ethernet cable to the Ethernet port on the extender and to an Ethernet port on your computer.

  • Page 16: Installation As An Access Point

    Launch a web browser and enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field. Enter admin for the user name and password for the password. NETGEAR genie displays and detects the Internet connection. Follow the genie steps to set up WiFi security for both WiFi networks.

  • Page 17: Chapter 3 Manage The Extender Network And Settings

    Manage the Extender Network and Settings This chapter covers the following topics: • Log In After Initial Setup • Change the admin Password • Set Up Password Recovery for admin • Use Smart Setup to Connect the Extender to a Network •...

  • Page 18: Log In After Initial Setup

    The Status screen displays. Change the admin Password The user name to access the extender is admin, and its default password is password. NETGEAR strongly recommends that you set a more secure password.  To change the password for the extender: On your computer, launch a web browser.

  • Page 19: Set Up Password Recovery For Admin

    Your settings are saved. Set Up Password Recovery for admin NETGEAR recommends that you enable password recovery if you change the password for the extender user name admin. Then you can recover the password if it is forgotten. This recovery process is supported in the Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Chrome browsers, but not in the Safari browser.

  • Page 20: Use Smart Setup To Connect The Extender To A Network

    Use Smart Setup to Connect the Extender to a Network The first time that you use a browser to connect to the extender to install it, the NETGEAR genie installation wizard displays. If you want to use a wizard to set up the extender again, you can log in to the extender and use the Smart Wizard.
  • Page 21 AC750 WiFi Range Extender The extender finds the 2.4 GHz wireless networks in your area and displays a list. To select the network you want the extender to join, do one of the following: • Select the radio button for the network. •...
  • Page 22 AC750 WiFi Range Extender Click the Continue button. You are prompted to name the extender networks. By default, the extender network names are the same as the networks that you selected with _2GEXT and _5GEXT at the end. Either change the names or leave them as they are and click the Continue button. The settings are applied and the following screen displays: Use a WiFi network manager on the computer or mobile device to connect to the extender’s newly created WiFi network.

  • Page 23: Add A Wps Client To The Extender Network

    The WPS Wizard helps you add a wireless computer or device to the extender’s WiFi networks without typing the WiFi password. WPS does not support WEP network security. If you are using WEP security, see Connect with NETGEAR genie Smart Setup on page 11. Note:...

  • Page 24: Change Wifi Security Settings

    Change WiFi Security Settings NETGEAR strongly recommends that you use security to protect your WiFi network. WPA2 uses the newest standard for the strongest security, but some older computers and wireless Manage the Extender Network and Settings...
  • Page 25 AC750 WiFi Range Extender devices cannot use WPA2. By default, the WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES] radio button is selected so that new or old computers and wireless devices can connect to the WiFi network by using either WPA2 or WPA security. ...

  • Page 26: View Or Change Advanced Wireless Settings

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender View or Change Advanced Wireless Settings Use care when changing the wireless settings. Incorrect settings might disable the extender’s WiFi networks unexpectedly.  To view or change the advanced wireless settings: On your computer, launch a web browser. In the address field of your browser, enter http://www.mywifiext.net.

  • Page 27: View Or Change The Wps Settings

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender extender uses 40 MHz mode unless a nearby WiFi network is using 40 MHz mode. If that happens, the extender uses 20 MHz mode to coexist with that network. • Enable Wireless Access Point (5 GHz). When this check box is selected, the extender allows WiFi connections in the 5 GHz band.

  • Page 28: Set Up A Wireless Access List

    Keep Existing Wireless Settings (2.4 GHz b/g/n). By default, this check box is selected so that the SSID and passphrase stay the same when you use WPS to connect to the 2.4 GHz band. NETGEAR recommends that you leave this check box selected.

  • Page 29: View Or Change The Internet Ip Address Setting

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender Enter admin for the user name and enter your password. If you have not yet personalized your password, type password for the password. Select Advanced > Wireless Settings and click the Setup Access List button. The Wireless Card Access List screen displays. Click the Add button.

  • Page 30: Enable Nat In The Extender

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender Enter admin for the user name and enter your password. If you have not yet personalized your password, type password for the password. Select Setup > Internet Setup. In the Internet IP Address section, select a radio button. If you selected the Static IP Address radio button, complete the fields with the details of your connection.

  • Page 31: Manage Profiles

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender Select Setup > LAN Setup. Select the Enable NAT (for more secure connections to the Internet) check box. Click the Apply button. Your change takes effect. Manage Profiles Each time the extender connects to a new network, the extender automatically saves the wireless network connection settings in a profile.

  • Page 32: Operating Mode

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender Click the Edit button. Change the details of the profile as needed. Click the Apply button. Your settings are saved.  To delete a profile: Connect a computer or mobile device to the extender’s network. Launch a web browser and type http://www.mywifiext.net in the address field. A login screen displays.
  • Page 33 AC750 WiFi Range Extender  To view or change the operating mode: Connect a computer or mobile device to the extender’s network. Launch a web browser and enter http://www.mywifiext.net in the address field. A login screen displays. Enter admin for the user name and enter your password. If you have not yet personalized your password, type password for the password.

  • Page 34: Chapter 4 Monitor And Maintain The Extender

    Monitor and Maintain the Extender This chapter covers the following topics: • Recover the admin Password • Back Up the Extender Configuration • Restore Saved Configuration Settings • Return the Extender to Its Factory Settings • Update the Firmware • View Wired and Wireless Network Devices...

  • Page 35: Recover The Admin Password

    With your recovered password, log in to the extender. Back Up the Extender Configuration When the extender works correctly after initial setup, NETGEAR recommends that you back up the extender configuration settings. After you have backed up the settings, if you change the extender settings but are not content with the new settings, you can restore the extender backed-up configuration settings.

  • Page 36: Restore Saved Configuration Settings

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender Enter admin for the user name and enter your password. If you have not yet personalized your password, type password for the password. Select Maintenance > Backup Settings. Click the Backup button. You are prompted to specify where to save the file. When prompted, click the Save button.

  • Page 37: Return The Extender To Its Factory Settings

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender Click the Browse button. Locate and select the previously saved backup file. By default, the name of the backup file is NETGEAR_EX6100.cfg. CAUTION: After you click the Restore button, do not try to go online, turn off the extender, shut down the computer, or do anything else to the extender until it finishes restarting! Click the Restore button.

  • Page 38: Erase The Settings And Return To Factory Settings

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender Erase the Settings and Return to Factory Settings CAUTION: This process erases any settings that you have configured in the extender.  To erase the extender’s current settings: On your computer, launch a web browser. In the address field of your browser, enter http://www.mywifiext.net. You are prompted to enter a user name and password.

  • Page 39: View Wired And Wireless Network Devices

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender  To check if new firmware is available and update the firmware: On your computer, launch a web browser. In the address field of your browser, enter http://www.mywifiext.net. You are prompted to enter a user name and password. If you do not see the login prompt, make sure to include http:// when you type http://www.mywifiext.net in your browser.
  • Page 40 AC750 WiFi Range Extender You are prompted to enter a user name and password. If you do not see the login prompt, make sure to include http:// when you type http://www.mywifiext.net in your browser. Enter admin for the user name and enter your password. If you have not yet personalized your password, type password for the password.

  • Page 41: Chapter 5 Faqs And Troubleshooting

    FAQs and Troubleshooting This chapter covers the following topics: • FAQs • Cannot Log In to the Extender • Cannot Join an Extender WiFi Network...

  • Page 42: Faqs

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender FAQs This section provides answers for difficulties you might experience with the extender. Question. Will the extender work if I connect it to my wireless router with an Ethernet cable? It depends. If the switch is set to Extender, the extender connects to the router over WiFi. If the switch is set to Access Point, the extender connects to the router with an Ethernet cable.

  • Page 43: Cannot Log In To The Extender

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender Answer. The extender cannot detect if the WEP passphrase is correct. If you entered the wrong passphrase, your wireless device cannot get the IP address from the extender. You must reset the extender to the factory settings to get the IP address back. Question.

  • Page 44: Cannot Join An Extender Wifi Network

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender Cannot Join an Extender WiFi Network To join a WiFi network, you must know its network name (also called the SSID) so that you can select it. If the network is secure, you must know the passphrase or key. If the extender does not connect to the network that you select, the following message displays: Connection was not established to the selected network.

  • Page 45: Appendix A Supplemental Information

    Supplemental Information This appendix includes the following sections: • Factory Default Settings • Technical Specifications...

  • Page 46: Factory Default Settings

    AC750 WiFi Range Extender Factory Default Settings The following table includes the factory settings for the extender. You can use the Factory Reset button or the Erase feature to return the extender to these settings. (See Return the Extender to Its Factory Settings on page 37.) Table 2.
  • Page 47 AC750 WiFi Range Extender Table 3. Technical specifications (continued) Feature Default behavior Environmental • Operating temperature: 32° to 140°F (0° to 40°C) • Operating humidity: 90% maximum relative humidity, noncondensing • Electromagnetic emissions: Meets requirements of FCC Part 15 Class B. Interface •...

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