Get to Know Your Extender
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AC1200 WiF Range Extender
Arrow LEDs help you place the extender. These LEDs work as follows:
• No arrow LEDs are lit.
The extender is in a good location.
•
Client Arrow LED blinks. Move the WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device
closer to the extender.
•
Router Arrow LED blinks. Move the extender closer to the router.
When to Use Your Extender
We recommend that you connect to the extender only when your WiFi network connection is
poor. Data traffic routed through the extender is inherently slower than traffic routed directly
from the network.
How the Extender Works
The extender works like a bridge between a WiFi router (or a WiFi access point) and a
WiFi-enabled device that is outside the range of the WiFi router. The extender performs two
main jobs:
• The extender connects to a working WiFi network.
When the extender connects over WiFi to an existing network, it functions as a network
client, similar to how a WiFi-enabled device connects to a network.
• The extender acts as an access point for WiFi-enabled devices.
The extender broadcasts its own WiFi network that WiFi-enabled devices can join. In its
role as an access point, the extender performs tasks that WiFi routers do, such as
broadcasting its network name (SSID).
The extender must do each of these jobs so that both ends of the bridge are in place.
Power • Solid amber. The extender is booting.
• Solid green. The
extender is powered on.
• Off. The
extender is powered off.
WPS
• Solid green. WiFi security is enabled (WPA or WPA2).
• Blinking green. A
WPS connection is being established.
• Off. WiFi security is not enabled
Table 1. LEDs (continued)
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