Netgear orporated 14100251 User Manual
WN3000RPv2 WiFi Range Extender
User Manual
January 2014
202-XXXXX-01
350 East Plumeria Drive
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USA
WN3000RPv2 WiFi Range Extender
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Contents
Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Extender
Chapter 2 Install Your Extender
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Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Extender Side and Bottom Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
How the Extender Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
When to Use Your Extender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Place the Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Find the Best Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Extender Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cable a Computer or Device to the Ethernet Port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Chapter 3 Manage the Extender Network and Settings
Log In to the Extender After Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Set Up Password Recovery for admin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Use the Smart Setup to Connect the Extender to a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Use the WPS Wizard for WiFi Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
View or Change Advanced Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
View or Change the WPS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Set Up a Wireless Access List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Manage Profiles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 4 Monitor and Maintain the Extender
Recover the admin Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Back Up the Extender Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Restore Saved Configuration Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Return the Extender to Its Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Use the Factory Reset Button to Restore Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Erase the Extender Settings and Return to Factory Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Update the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
View Wired and Wireless Network Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Chapter 5 FAQs and Troubleshooting
FAQs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Cannot Log In to the Extender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Cannot Join the Extender WiFi Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
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Appendix A Supplemental Information
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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1. Get to Know Your Extender
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This chapter covers the following topics:
• Front Panel
• Extender Side and Bottom Panels
• How the Extender Works
• NETGEAR recommends 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. When to Use Your Extender
For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at
http://support.netgear.com.
Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time to time on
downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some products can regularly check the site and download new
firmware, or you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the features or behavior
of your product do not match what is described in this guide, you might need to update your
firmware.
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Front Panel
The front panel has LEDs.
WN3000RPv2 WiFi Range Extender
Router
Arrow
LED
Router Link
LED
Power LED
WPS LED
Figure 1. Extender front panel
Table 1. LEDs
LED Description
Router Link LED
The connection between the extender and the router or access point.
• Solid green. Best connection.
• Solid amber. Good connection.
• Solid red. Poor connection.
• Off. No connection.
Client
Arrow
LED
Client Link
LED
Client Link LED
Power LED
WPS LED
Router Arrow and
Client Arrow
The connection between the extender and a computer or mobile device.
• Solid green. Best connection.
• Solid amber. Good connection.
• Solid red. Poor connection.
• Off. No connection.
• Solid amber. The extender is booting.
• Solid green. The
• Off. The
• Solid green. WiFi security is enabled (WPA or WPA2).
• Blinking green. A
• Off. WiFi security is not enabled.
If the Router Arrow or Client Arrow LED blinks, see Find the Best Location on
page 13. If no arrow LEDs are lit, the extender is in a good location.
extender is powered off.
extender is powered on.
WPS connection is in progress.
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Extender Side and Bottom Panels
The side panel has buttons, and the bottom panel has the Factory Reset button and an
Ethernet port.
Power On/Off button
WPS button
Factory Reset button
Ethernet port
Figure 2. Extender side and bottom panels
How the Extender Works
The extender increases the distance of a WiFi network. The extender connects to your
network’s WiFi signal and it broadcasts its own WiFi signal. When you are too far away to
connect to your network’s WiFi signal, you can connect to an extender WiFi signal instead.
WiFi Range
Extender
Boosts the range of your
existing WiFi and creates
a stronger signal in
hard-to-reach areas.
Existing WiFi
Sometimes your router
does not provide the WiFi
coverage you need.
Figure 3. The extender WiFi signals reach areas outside of the range of your router
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When to Use Your Extender
NETGEAR recommends 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.
Get to Know Your Extender
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2. Install Your Extender
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Place the Extender
• Find the Best Location
• Extender Performance
• Cable a Computer or Device to the Ethernet Port
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Place the Extender
NETGEAR recommends that you place the extender near the router during initial setup. Then
you can move it farther away from the router as needed to increase the area that has a WiFi
signal.
To place the extender
1. Place your extender in the same room as your WiFi router
2. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet.
The Power LED
button.
3. Make sure that the switch on the extender is set to Extender.
lights green. If the Power LED does not light, press the Power
.
Connect to an Existing WiFi Network
To extend the range of your WiFi network, you must connect the extender to your existing
WiFi network. You can do this in one of two ways:
• Connect with WPS. For more information, see Connect with WPS on page 10.
• Connect with genie Smart Setup. For more information, see Connect with NETGEAR
genie Smart Setup on page 11.
Connect with WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join a secure WiFi network without typing the network
name and password. The WPS button is a physical button on the router or access point.
WPS does not support WEP network security. If you are using WEP security, see Connect
with NETGEAR genie Smart Setup on page 11.
To connect with WPS:
1. Press the WPS button on the side panel of the extender.
The WPS LED
2. Within two minutes, press the WPS button
The WPS LED on the extender lights solid green, the Router Link LED
the extender is connected to your existing WiFi network.
Note: If the Router Link LED does not light, try again. If it still does not light,
see Connect with NETGEAR genie Smart Setup on page 11.
3. If your WiFi router supports the 5 GHz band, repeat steps 1 and 2 to connect the extender
to the 5 GHz band.
4. Find the new extender network name.
blinks.
on your router or access point.
lights, and
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The extender’s wireless network name (SSID) changes to your existing WiFi network
name, with _EXT at the end of the name.
For example:
• Existing W
iFi network name. MyNetworkName
• New extended network name. MyNetworkName_EXT
5. Connect your existing WiFi devices to the new extended network.
Use the same WiFi password that you use for your WiFi router.
6. 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.
7. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet and wait one minute.
The Power LED
lights green. If the Power LED does not light, press the Power
button.
Use the Router Link LED on the front panel to help you choose a spot where the
extender-to-router connection is optimal.
Connect with NETGEAR genie Smart Setup
You can use a web browser to connect to the extender and set it up.
To connect with the browser-based Smart Setup:
1. Make sure that the switch on the extender is set to Extender.
2. Use a WiFi network manager on a computer or mobile device to find and connect to the
extender WiFi network.
After the connection with the computer or mobile device is established, the Client Link
LED
lights solid green.
3. Open a web browser window from the same computer or mobile device.
The browser takes you directly to NETGEAR genie smart setup.
Note: If you are not automatically directed to NETGEAR genie, launch a web
browser and enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field. Enter
admin for the user name and password for the password.
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4. Select a WiFi network to extend and click the Continue button.
5. Type the network password (also called passphrase or security key) in the Password field,
and click the Continue button.
6. Select the Private Network or Public Network radio button, and click the Continue button.
7. Enter name (SSID) for your new extender WiFi network in the Name field and click the
Continue button.
Note: 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:
8. Use a WiFi network manager on the computer or mobile device to connect to the extender’s
newly created WiFi network.
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