The Setup of a Netgear wifi range extender is extremely easy. The site mywifiext is designed for the Netgear wifi range extenders to get their configuration done along with any change of settings if any. The Netgear Genie setup is easier and helps saves time and energy while setting up. The Netgear wifi range extender boosts your wifi signals and gives faster speed in connectivity to all the areas of the house or office.

Ways of Setting up Your Extender

There are two ways or methods through which you can easily setup your wifi range extender. One is the manual web based setup and the other is WPS (Wifi Protected Setup). The web based setup requires going to the site and manually setting up the extender while the WPS setup requires only pushing the WPS button on the extender and the main router. This will help the extender and the router communicate and the extender will setup automatically. Sometimes when there is no WPS button on the router or the extender fails to setup via the WPS button then the setup needs to be done by visiting the mywifiext.net web site.

Mywifiext

There is a local website designed specially to configure the Netgear wifi range extender. Mywifiext is that site but sometimes you may see some error messages while accessing this site. This is due to the nature of the site. It connects and opens only when the wifi range extender is connected. This is why it is known as a local website and not an ordinary web site.

Extender Setup

The Netgear wifi extender should be placed close to the main router. It is compatible with any kind of router so there shouldn’t be a problem there. The web browser however should be updated and the internet should be working well. Below are the steps of setting up your range extender via the manual web based method –

1. Plug your extender to an electrical outlet
2. Check if the power LED is switched on
3. Open your web enabled device
4. Launch a web browser and navigate on the address bar
5. Type the site address www.mywifiext.net
6. Hit enter
7. You will be shown the login page
8. You can either create an account if you do not have it already or login with the default credentials
9. The default credentials are – username- admin and password- password
10. Hit enter
11. You will be directed to the setup page
12. Select the network to extend
13. Follow the rest of the instructions on the page
14. Register your device
15. Save the settings
16. Click finish to complete the setup

The WPS setup steps are given below –

1. When you see your Netgear extender you will see a WPS button there. Press and hold it for say 5 seconds
2. Press the WPS button of your main router within 2 minutes of pressing it on your extender
3. Hold tight and wait for the extender to establish a connection
4. The WPS LED light will turn solid green when the setup is complete

Best Location

Once the extender is setup, you can move it around the house to find the best spot for maximum wifi signals. The green light shows excellent signal strength, amber means good signals and red light shows no wifi signal received. You can pick the spot that shows green light on the extender and place it there.

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