NETGEAR WN3000RPv3 User manual

Installation
N300 WiFi Range Extender
Model WN3000RPv3

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Getting Started
The NETGEAR WiFi Range Extender increases the distance of a WiFi
network by boosting the existing WiFi signal and enhancing the overall
signal quality over long distances. An extender repeats the signals from an
existing WiFi router or access point.
You can also connect the extender to your router or gateway with an
Ethernet cable and use the extender as an access point. See Install the
Extender as an Access Point on page 12.
Existing WiFi
Sometimes your router
does not provide the WiFi
coverage you need.
WiFi Range
Extender
Boosts the range of your
existing WiFi and creates
a stronger signal in
hard-to-reach areas.

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Meet Your Extender
Before you install your extender, familiarize yourself with its LEDs,
buttons, and port.
Front Panel
Router
Arrow
LED
Device
Arrow
LED
Power LED
WPS LED
Router Link
LED Client Link
LED

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Side and Bottom Panels
Factory Reset
button
Ethernet port
WPS button
Power On/O
button

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LED Descriptions
Router Link LED This LED indicates the connection between the extender and
the router or access point.
Solid green. Best connection.
Solid amber. Good connection.
Solid red. Poor connection.
O. No connection.
Client Link LED This LED indicates the connection between the extender and
a computer or mobile device.
Solid green. Best connection.
Solid amber. Good connection.
Solid red. Poor connection.
O. No connection.
Power LED Solid amber. The extender is booting.
Solid green. The extender is powered on.
O. The extender is powered o.
WPS LED Solid green. WiFi security is enabled (WPA or WPA2).
Blinking green. A WPS connection is in progress.
O. WiFi security is not enabled.
Note: If the Router Arrow LED or Client Arrow LED blinks,
see Find the Best Location on page 10. If no arrow LEDs light, the
extender is in a good location.

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Install the WiFi Extender
1. Place your extender in the same room as your WiFi router.
Proximity to the WiFi router is required only during the initial setup
process.
2. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet.
The Power LED lights green. If the Power LED does not light,
press the Power button.
3. Use a WiFi network manager on a computer or mobile device to find
and connect to the NETGEAR_EXT (SSID) WiFi network.
Aer the connection with the computer or mobile device is
established, the Client Link LED lights.
4. Open a web browser window from the same computer or mobile
device.
The browser takes you directly to the NETGEAR genie Smart Setup.
If you are not automatically directed to NETGEAR genie, launch a web
browser and type www.mywifiext.net in the address field. Enter
admin for the user name and password for the password.
The NETGEAR genie screen displays.

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5. Select the WiFi Range Extender (Wireless) radio button and click
the Continue button.
The extender searches for WiFi networks in your area and displays a
list.
6. Select a WiFi network to extend and click the Continue button.

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7. When prompted, type the network password (also called passphrase
or security key) in the Password field, and click the Continue button.
8. In the Name field, type the name (SSID) for your new extender WiFi
network and click the Continue button.
You can use the same security settings as your existing network by
selecting the check box.
The settings are applied and the following screen displays.
On iPads, iPhones, and MacBook computers, this screen automatically
closes.
9. Use a WiFi network manager on the computer or mobile device to
connect to the extender’s newly created WiFi network.
Repeat this step for all of your computers and mobile devices.

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10. If the screen is still displayed on your computer or device, select the
following check box and click the Continue button.
A message displays confirming that the extender has connected to the
WiFi network.
11. Click the Finish button.
12. Unplug the extender and move it to a new location closer to the area
with a poor WiFi signal.
The location that you choose must be within the range of your
existing WiFi router network.
13. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet.
The Power LED lights green. If the Power LED does not light,
press the Power button.
14. Use the Router Link LED to help you choose a spot where the
extender-to-router connection is optimal.

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Find the Best Location
If the WiFi signal is weak, the first time you join the extender network, an
arrow LED blinks for two minutes. If this happens, adjust the position of
the extender.
• If the Router arrow blinks, move the extender closer to the
router.
• If the Client arrow blinks, move the computer or mobile device
closer to the extender.
If no arrow LEDs are lit, the extender is in a good location.