NETGEAR EX6200 - Connect the Extender with WPS to a WiFi Network

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AC1200 WiFi Range Extender
Connect the Extender with WPS to a WiFi Network
The easiest way to connect the extender to a WiFi network is by using Wi-Fi Protected Setup
(WPS). For this method to be successful, your WiFi router must support WPS.
If your WiFi router does not support WPS, see one of the following sections:
• Access the Extender over WiFi and Use Smart Setup on page 19
• Access the Extender over Ethernet and Use Smart Setup on page 27
WPS lets you join a secure WiFi network without typing the network name and password.
The WPS button is a physical button on the rear panel of the extender.
Your WiFi router might
have a physical WPS button, a software WPS button, or both.
WPS does not support WEP network security
. If you are using WEP security, follow the
instructions in Access the Extender over WiFi and Use Smart Setup on page 19.
 To connect the extender with WPS to a WiFi router and find the best location for the
extender:
1. Place the extender close to the WiFi router.
Note: In a later step in this procedure, after you have established a connection
to the WiFi router, you can place the extender at its permanent location.
2. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet.
3. If necessary, press the Power
button.
The Device to Extender LED and the two Link Rate LEDs light amber during the startup
process. After about one minute, these LEDs turn off.
Y
ou are now ready to connect the extender to your WiFi router.
4. Press the WPS button on the rear panel of the extender.
Both Link Rate LEDs
and the Device to Extender LED blink green for two
minutes.
5. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your WiFi router.
After a few seconds, the extender connects to your existing WiFi network. Because you
placed the extender close to the WiFi router, the 2.4 GHz Link Rate LED on the extender
lights green, indicating a good connection between the WiFi router and the extender.
If the 2.4 GHz Link Rate LED does not light green, try Step 4 and
Step 5 again. If it still
does not light green, see Access the Extender over WiFi and Use Smart Setup.
6. If your WiFi router supports the 5 GHz band (not all routers do), and you want to extend that
band, repeat Step 4 and Step 5 and check that the 5 GHz Link Rate LED lights green to
confirm the connection.
7. Now that the extender is connected to the WiFi router, move it to a location where you can
boost your WiFi range.
The location you choose must be within the range of your existing WiFi router network.