Netgear XWNB5201 - Manual

3 Hardware Features Powerline 500 WiFi Access Point (XWN5001) WirelessLED PowerLED PowerlineLED PowerLED PowerlineLED EthernetLED Factory Reset button Ethernetport Securitybutton On/Offswitch Powerline 500 Adapter (XAV5201) EthernetLED

4 LED Descriptions The LEDs indicate the status of your Powerline devices. • When you plug in the Powerline device, the Power LED lights and turns green. • The Ethernet LED lights and turns green when you connect a powered-on Ethernet device to at least one Ethernet port. If the LED is off, there is...

5 Button Descriptions The buttons on your Powerline devices let you do the following: • Factory Reset button: Use the Factory Reset button to return your Powerline device to its default factory settings. Press the Factory Reset button for 2 seconds, and then release it. • Power On/Off switch: Use th...

6 Install the Adapters and Surf the Web with WiFi 1. Secure your Powerline network. a. Make sure that the Power LED is solid green on each Powerline device. b. On the XAV5201 adapter, press the Security button for 2 seconds, and then release the button. The Power LED blinks green while the adapter i...

7 The Powerline devices can communicate over the Powerline network in a secure way. 2. Plug the XAV5201 into a wall outlet near your router or gateway. 3. Connect the XAV5201 through the LAN port with an Ethernet cable.

10 5. Set up WiFi access on your XWN5001 access point. You can set up WiFi access on your XWN5001 access point in one of two ways: • Option 1 : Use NETGEAR genie to manually configure the wireless settings of your XWN5001 access point. a. Install NETGEAR genie. (See Install NETGEAR genie on page 18....

12 f. From the pop-up menu that displays, select Wireless configuration . g. Enter the following wireless settings: • Wireless Network Name (SSID) • Wireless Security Type • Passphrase

14 • Option 2 : Use the web browser setup guide to manually configure the wireless settings of your XWN5001 access point.On your computer or wireless device (tablet, smartphone): a. Open the software that manages your wireless network connections and connect to the XWN5001 network. Tip: The default ...

15 b. On the same computer or wireless device, open a web browser window.The browser takes you directly to the onscreen setup guide. If it does not, enter one of the following into the browser address bar: www.mywifiext.net www.netgearextender.net c. When prompted to log in, enter: • User name: admi...

16 If you want to clone your existing wireless network, enter the same wireless settings that your router or gateway uses. If you want to create a new wireless network, enter new wireless settings. Creating a new wireless network lets you have a second network in another zone of your house. Record t...

18 Install NETGEAR genie Follow these instructions to download and install NETGEAR genie on your computer. 1. Type http://support.netgear.com into your browser address bar. 2. Click the For Home button. 3. In the search box, type xwn5001 . 4. Download the NETGEAR genie that corresponds to your OS en...

19 Compatible NETGEAR Powerline Devices Your Powerline devices can share a Powerline network with these compatible NETGEAR devices: XAVB1301, XAVB1401, XAVB2101, XAVB2602, XAVNB2001, XAVB5601, XAVB5101, XAVB5201, XAVB5602, XAUB2511, XAVB5004, XAVB1004, XWNB5602, and XWNB1601. For a complete list of ...