NETGEAR WN1000RP User manual

WiFi Booster for Mobile WN1000RP
Installation Guide
Extended Wireless Range
Router Range

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Contents
Hardware Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Place the WiFi Booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Connect the WiFi Booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
WiFi Booster Performance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
When to Use the WiFi Booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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Hardware Features
The LEDs on the front show how the WiFi Booster is working.
Link Rate
This LED indicates a
wireless connection between
the WiFi Booster and the
router.
•Green is best.
•Amber is good.
•Red is poor.
Status
This LED is lit when the WiFi
Booster is powered on.
WiFi Device to Booster
This LED is lit when the WiFi
Booster is connected to a
computer or wireless device.
Status
Link Rate
Factory Reset
button
On/Off
button
WPS
button
WiFi Device
to Booster

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The side panel has the following features:
•On/Off button. Turns the device on and off.
•WPS button. Press the WPS button to wirelessly connect the
WiFi Booster to your router or wireless adapter. All LEDs blink
when the WPS procedure starts.
The bottom panel has the Factory Reset button.To use this button,
insert a paper clip into the reset hole and hold it until the Status
LED blinks. Then wait for the booster to reboot.

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Getting Started
The WiFi Booster extends the wireless network to include the area
outside the range of your existing WiFi network. Follow these
steps to correctly set up the WiFi Booster.
Place the WiFi Booster
1. Place the WiFi Booster an equal distance between your router
and the wireless device located outside the range of your router.
Tip: Make sure that you choose a location that is
within the wireless range or your router.
2. Plug the WiFi Booster into an electrical outlet, and wait one
minute until the WiFi Booster starts.
The Status LED turns green.
DO DON’T

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Connect the WiFi Booster
To extend the range of your WiFi network, you need to connect
the WiFi Booster to your existing WiFi network. You have two
options to connect the WiFi Booster to your network.
Option 1: Connect with WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
WPS lets you easily join a secure WiFi network without typing
the network name and password. The WPS button is a
physical button on the WiFi router, gateway, or access point.
For more information, see page 7.
If your router supports WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup ),
NETGEAR recommends that you use Option 1; otherwise,
use Option 2.
Tip: WPS does not support WEP network security. If you
are using WEP security, use Option 2 to connect.
Option 2: Connect with the web browser setup guide
The web browser setup guide walks you through the
necessary steps to connect your WiFi Booster to an existing
WiFi network. For more information, see page 8.

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Option 1: Connect with WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
1. Press the WPS button on the WiFi Booster.
2. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your wireless
router, gateway, or access point.
At this point, the WiFi Booster should be connected to
your existing WiFi network, and the Link Rate LED on
your WiFi Booster lights.
3. The WiFi Booster’s wireless network name (SSID) changes to
your existing WiFi network name, with _EXT at the end of the
name.
For example:
4. Now connect your existing WiFi devices to the new WiFi Booster
network (MyNetworkName_EXT). Use the same network
security key (passphrase) as is set on your existing WiFi
network/WiFi router.
Existing WiFi network name: MyNetworkName
New WiFi Booster network name: MyNetworkName_EXT

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Option 2: Connect with web browser setup guide
1. Once the WiFi Booster is powered on and the Status LED
is green, use a WiFi network utility on a wireless device
to find and connect to NETGEAR_EXT (SSID) wireless
network.
Tip: You can use any WiFi network utility on a
laptop, tablet, or smartphone to find and
connect to the WiFi Booster wireless
network.

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After the connection with the wireless device is established,
the WiFi Device to Booster LED turns green.
Next, you need to connect the WiFi Booster to your existing
WiFi network.
2. Open a web browser window from the same wireless device.
The browser takes you directly to the onscreen setup guide.
Tip: You can always access the WiFi Booster settings
again by typing www.mywifiext.net in your browser URL
bar. Note that you must be connected to the WiFi
Booster/extended network for the setup guide to display.

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3. Select the existing WiFi network you would like to extend, and
click Continue.
4. Type the network passphrase/network key in the PassPhrase
field, and click Continue.

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5. Type the name (SSID) for your new WiFi Booster/extended
network in the 2.4GHz Network Name (SSID) field, and click
Continue.
Note: You can change the SSID and wireless passphrase or
use the same security settings of the existing network.
The extender applies the settings.

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6. Connect the wireless devices to the WN1000RP’s newly created
wireless network, select the My wireless devices are
connected to the Extender network check box, and click
Continue.

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7. Click Finish.
If you want to make changes after using the web browser
setup guide or you wish to run the setup guide again, use your
browser to go to www.mywifiext.net. If prompted, log in as
admin with password as the password.

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WiFi Booster Performance
The Link Rate LED indicates performance.
The best performance is delivered when the Link Rate LED is
green.
A workable performance is delivered when the Link Rate LED
is amber.
A red Link Rate LED indicates a poor connection or no
connection.
If the Link Rate LED is off, there is no connection between
the WiFi Booster and the router.
Tip: Make sure your WiFi Device to Booster LED is
green before you check the Link Rate LED for
performance.

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To improve the WiFi Booster performance:
1. Move the WiFi Booster closer to the router or to a different
location with a better line of sight.
2. As you move the WiFi Booster, check the Link Rate and the
WiFi Device to Booster connection LEDs on the front panel until
you find a good location.

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When to Use the WiFi Booster
NETGEAR recommends that you connect to the WiFi Booster
wireless network only when a computer or wireless device is in a
“dead zone” where the network connection to your existing router
is poor or nonexistent.
If you cannot connect from your wireless device to the WiFi
Booster, move the WiFi Booster to a different location halfway
between the device and the router. If the device cannot connect to
the WiFi Booster after trying several locations, move the WiFi
booster closer to the device.

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Frequently Asked Questions
You can find more information about your product in the user
manual, which is available at http://support.netgear.com.
•The web browser setup guide keeps asking me for my
network security key (passphrase), and I am sure I have
entered the correct passphrase. What can I do?
It is likely that the WiFi Booster is placed at the borderline of
the range covered by the router. Follow the instructions on
page 5 to resolve this. If you are using WEP security, make
sure that you are typing the wireless key in the correct field.
•I connected to NETGEAR_EXT and launched a browser.
Why can’t I see the web browser setup guide?
First, make sure that your computer is set up to use DHCP
(most are). Second, make sure the WiFi Device to Booster
status LED is green and you have a valid IP address. Finally,
relaunch the browser and enter www.mywifiext.net.
•What are the user name and password to log in to the
WiFi Booster?
The user name is admin and the default password is
password. Both are case-sensitive.

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•I have enabled a wireless MAC filter
(wireless access control - ACL) on my router. What
should I do when installing the WN1000RP?
The wireless device MAC address is translated to another
MAC address when the wireless device connects to the
WN1000RP. If your router MAC filter is enabled, the wireless
device will not be able to get the IP address from the
WN1000RP. To allow this wireless device to access the
Internet, you must add the translated MAC address to the
router.
To get the translated MAC address:
1. Disable the MAC filter on your router.
2. Power on the WN1000RP and connect all of your wireless
devices to the WN1000RP.

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3. Make sure that the Link Rate LED remains lit.
4. Log in to your router and check the attached devices on the
Attached Devices screen. Add any MAC addresses that
begin with 02:0F:B5 to your router’s MAC filter table.

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San Jose, CA 95134 USA
May 2013
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