Netgear EX3110 - User Manual

Meet Your Extender Before you install your extender, familiarize yourself with its LEDs and buttons. LEDs The following table describes the LEDs. Table 1. LED descriptions Description LED • Solid green. The extender is powered on. • Solid amber. The extender is booting. • Off. The extender is powere...

Table 1. LED descriptions (Continued) Description LED This 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 connection. Device • Solid green. WiFi security...

2 Get Started This chapter covers the following topics: • Install the WiFi Extender • Log In to the Extender After Installation • Run Smart Setup Installation 9

Install the WiFi Extender Place the extender, apply power, and connect the extender to your WiFi network. Place the Extender and Apply Power To place the extender and apply power: 1. Place your extender in the same room as your WiFi router. Proximity to the WiFi router is required only during the in...

4. Unplug the extender and move it to a new location that is about halfway between your router and thearea with a poor router WiFi signal. The location that you choose must be within the range of your existing WiFi router network. 5. Use the Router LED to help you choose a spot where the extender-to...

Find the Best Location If the WiFi signal is weak, the first time you join the extender network, the Router LED or Device LED isamber or red. If this happens, adjust the position of the extender: • If the Router LED is amber or red, move the extender closer to the router. • If the Device LED is ambe...

3 Extender Network Settings This chapter covers the following topics: • View Connected Devices • Boost Your Video Streaming with FastLane Technology • View WiFi Settings • Change the WiFi Network Name • Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network • Disable or Enable the WiFi Radios • Chan...

View Connected Devices You can view a list of devices that are connected to the extender network. To view connected devices: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender network. 2. Log in to your extender: • If your extender and router use different Wi...

• If your extender and router use different WiFi network names (SSIDs), enter www.mywifiext.net. • If your extender and router use the same WiFi network name (SSID), enter http://<extender’s IPaddress> (for example, http://192.168.1.3).For more information about how to find your extender's IP ...

The extender menu displays. 5. Select Settings > Wireless. The WiFi Settings page displays. Change the WiFi Network Name To change the WiFi network name: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender network. 2. Log in to your extender: • If your exte...

• If your extender and router use different WiFi network names (SSIDs), enter www.mywifiext.net. • If your extender and router use the same WiFi network name (SSID), enter http://<extender’s IPaddress> (for example, http://192.168.1.3).For more information about how to find your extender's IP ...

6. Select or clear the Enable 2.4 GHz WiFi check box. 7. Select or clear the Enable 5 GHz WiFi check box. 8. Click the SAVE button.Your settings are saved. Change the WiFi Speed The 2.4 GHz network WiFi speed to set to a specific WiFi speed. You can only change the 5 GHz WiFispeed. To change the WiF...

WPS supports WPA and WPA2 WiFi security. If your extender network is open (no WiFi security is set),connecting with WPS automatically sets WPA + WPA2 WiFi security on the extender network and generatesa random passphrase. You can view this passphrase on the WiFi Settings page (for more information, ...

To add a computer or WiFi device to the extender’s WiFi network: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender network. 2. Log in to your extender: • If your extender and router use different WiFi network names (SSIDs), enter www.mywifiext.net. • If your...

• If your extender and router use different WiFi network names (SSIDs), enter www.mywifiext.net. • If your extender and router use the same WiFi network name (SSID), enter http://<extender’s IPaddress> (for example, http://192.168.1.3).For more information about how to find your extender's IP ...

5. Select Do More > Access Schedule. The Access Schedule pahe displays. 6. Select the Access Schedule On radio button.The page adjusts. 7. In the Days menu and the Time menu, select the day and time when you want to disable Internet access. 8. Click the Add Time button to add the time that you sp...

Set Up the Extender to Use a Static IP Address The extender comes set up to use a dynamic IP address, which is the correct setting for most home networks. To set up the extender to use a static IP address: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender ne...

4 Maintain and Monitor the Extender This chapter covers the following topics: • Change the Extender admin User Name and Password • Turn Password Protection Off and On • Recover a Forgotten User Name or Password • Automatically Adjust for Daylight Saving Time • Manually Set the Extender Clock • Back ...

Change the Extender admin User Name and Password You can change the admin user name and password to log in to the extender. To add an extender user: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender network. 2. Log in to your extender: • If your extender and...

For more information about how to find your extender's IP address, see Find Extender's IP Address on page 40. A login page displays. 3. Enter your admin email and password and click the LOG IN button.The Status page displays. 4. If your browser displays the Menu icon , click it. The extender menu di...

Automatically Adjust for Daylight Saving Time To set up the extender to automatically adjust for daylight saving time: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender network. 2. Log in to your extender: • If your extender and router use different WiFi net...

4. If your browser displays the Menu icon , click it. The extender menu displays. 5. Select Do More > Access Schedule.The Access Schedule page displays. 6. In the Extender Clock section, select the Manual radio button. 7. To specify the time, complete the fields or click the Sync Clock button to ...

7. If your browser is not set up to save downloaded files automatically, locate where you want to save thefile. 8. Click the OK button.The extender configuration settings are backed up. Restore the Configuration Settings You can restore the configuration file of the extender to a previously saved co...

Return the Extender To Its Factory Default Settings Under some circumstances (for example, if you lose track of the changes that you made to the extendersettings), you might want to erase the configuration and reset the extender to factory default settings. To reset the extender to factory default s...

3. Enter your admin email and password and click the LOG IN button.The Status page displays. 4. If your browser displays the Menu icon , click it. The extender menu displays. 5. Select Settings > Other. The Other Settings page displays/ CAUTION: After you click the RESET button, do not try to go ...

4. If your browser displays the Menu icon , click it. The extender menu displays. 5. Select Firmware Update. The Firmware Update page displays. 6. Click the CHECK ONLINE button. 7. If new firmware is available, follow the onscreen prompts to update the firmware. You might need to unzip the firmware ...

5 FAQs and Troubleshooting This chapter covers the following topics: • FAQs • Cannot Connect to the Extender • Cannot Join a WiFi Network and Receive an Error Message • Cannot Access mywifiext.net • Find Extender's IP Address 37

FAQs This section provides answers for difficulties you might experience with the extender. The web browser setup keeps asking me for my network password (passphrase) or security key,and I am sure that I entered the correct password. What can I do? The extender is probably placed at the borderline o...

The passphrase or key is case-sensitive. For example, PASSWORD25 is not the same as Password25or password25. • If the extender cannot detect your WiFi network, check to see if your WiFi network is still working. Makesure that the WiFi router is turned on. If possible, move the extender closer to the...

Factory Default Settings To reset the extender to factory default settings, you can use the Reset button on the side panel or you canlog in and click the onscreen RESET button. For more information, see Return the Extender To Its Factory Default Settings on page 33. The following table shows the fac...