Overview
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AC1900 WiFi Range Extender
Retrieve and Display the Product Label
The product label that you can retrieve from the extender contains the login URL, serial
number, security PIN, MAC addresses of the radios, and other information.
To retrieve the product label from the extender:
1. Place the extender upside down, with the red panel facing you.
The red panel is the bottom.
2. Locate the label handle with NETGEAR printed on it, and pull out the product label.
Label handle
Figure 3. Pulling out the product label
When to Use Your Extender
NETGEAR recommends that you connect through the extender network only when the WiFi
device is in a “dead zone” where connection from the existing network is poor or nonexistent.
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
device 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 device connects to a network.
• The extender acts as an access point for WiFi devices.