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4.Select Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade.

5.Click the Check button.

6.If new firmware is available, follow the onscreen prompts to download it onto your computer. Note: You might need to unzip the firmware file.

7.Click the Browse button.

8.Locate and select the new firmware file.

CAUTION:

After you click the Upload 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!

9.Click the Upload button.

The firmware upgrade starts and the extender restarts. This process takes a couple of minutes.

View Wired and Wireless Network Devices

You can view the active wired and wireless devices in both the extender network and the network to which the extender is connected. If you do not recognize a wireless device, it might be an intruder.

To view devices on the network:

1.On your computer, launch a web browser.

2.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.

3.Type admin for the user name and type your password.

If you have not yet personalized your password, type password for the password.

Monitor and Maintain the Extender

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Contents N300 WiFi Range Extender Support ComplianceTrademarks Contents Get to Know Your Extender LEDs Meet Your ExtenderHow the Extender Works When to Use Your ExtenderInstall Your Extender  To connect with WPS Place the Extender and Apply PowerConnect to an Existing WiFi Network  To place the extender and apply power To connect with the browser-based Smart Setup Connect with Netgear genie Smart SetupInstall Your Extender Extender WiFi Performance Cable a Computer or Device to the Ethernet Port To cable a computer to the extender Ethernet port  To cable a device to the extender Ethernet port Settings  To change the password for the extender Log In to the Extender After Initial SetupChange the admin Password  To log in to the extender after the initial setupUse the Setup Wizard to Connect the Extender to a Network Select Maintenance Set PasswordSelect Setup Wizard Manage the Extender Network and Settings  To add a WPS client View or Change Wireless Settings To view or change the wireless settings Add a WPS Client to the Extender NetworkView or Change Advanced Wireless Settings Select Setup Wireless Settings To view or change the advanced wireless settings Select Advanced Wireless Settings Set Up a Wireless Access List To set up and enable the access list Set Up the Extender to Use a Static IP Address Select Setup IP Address Setup To specify a static IP address Monitor and Maintain the Extender Select Maintenance Backup Settings Back Up the Extender ConfigurationRestore Saved Configuration Settings  To back up the extender configuration settingsUse the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings Return the Extender to Its Factory Settings To erase the extender’s current settings  To restore factory settingsUpgrade the Firmware View Wired and Wireless Network Devices Select Maintenance Firmware Upgrade To view devices on the network Select Maintenance Network Devices FAQs and Troubleshooting FAQs  To use the extender with a MAC filter on the router Cannot Log In to the ExtenderConnection was not established to the selected network Cannot Join the Extender WiFi NetworkSupplemental Information Technical Specifications Factory Default SettingsN300 WiFi Range Extender Technical specifications

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