Quick Start
AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi Range Extender
Model EX8000
X6S
LED Description
Link Status
This LED indicates the WiFi connection between the extender and the
router.
• Solid white. Best connection.
• Solid amber. Good connection.
• Solid red. Poor connection.
• Off. No connection.
• Blinking white. The extender resets to its factory default settings.
Maximum
Throughput
• Solid white. The extender uses the 5 GHz WiFi band for backhaul.
• Off. The extender uses the 2.4 GHz WiFi band for backhaul.
• Blinking white. The extender is resetting to its factory default
settings
2.4 GHz and
5 GHz
• Solid white. The 2.4 or 5 GHz radio is operating.
• Off. The 2.4 or 5 GHz radio is off.
• Blinking white (5 GHz LED only). The extender is resetting to its
factory default settings.
Client Link
• Solid white. The extender is connected to a WiFi-enabled computer
or mobile device.
• Off. The extender is not connected to a WiFi-enabled computer or
mobile device.
Solid white. A USB device is connected to the extender.
• Blinking white. A WPS connection is being established.
• Solid white. The extended network is enabled with WiFi security
(either WPA or WPA2).
• Off. The extended network is enabled without WiFi security
Solid white. An Ethernet device is connected to an Ethernet port
LED descriptions
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For regulatory compliance information including the EU Declaration of
Conformity, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
Support
Congure a router with advanced MAC settings
to work with your extender
If you enabled a WiFi MAC filter, WiFi access control, or access control list (ACL)
on your router, when a WiFi device connects through the extender to your router,
the MAC address of the WiFi device shown on the router is translated to another
MAC address.
If your router’s MAC filter, WiFi access control, or ACL is enabled, the WiFi device
connects to the extender but cannot get an IP address from the extender and
cannot access the Internet.
To allow the WiFi device to receive an IP address from the extender and access
the Internet, you must provide translated MAC address to the router.
To add a translated MAC address to your router and reserve an IP address for
your extender:
1. Log in to your router and disable the MAC filter, WiFi access control, or ACL.
For more information about how to disable your router’s MAC filter, WiFi
access control, or ACL, see your router’s documentation.
2. Power on the extender and connect all of your WiFi devices to the extender.
3. Make sure that the Link Status LED remains lit.
4. Log in to your extender:
a. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is
connected to your extender network.
b. Log in to your extender:
• If you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter
www.mywiext.net in the address eld of the browser.
• If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following
URLs:
- Windows-based computer. http://mywifiext.local/ or
http://mywifiext/
- Mac computers and iOS devices. http://mywifiext.local/
- Android devices. http://<extender’s IP address>/ (for example,
http://192.168.1.3/)
A login page displays.
c. Enter your admin user name and password and click the LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.
5. Select Settings > Connected Devices.
The Connected Devices page displays the MAC addresses and virtual MAC
addresses for computers and WiFi devices that are connected to the extender
network.
6. On the router, add the all of the extender’s virtual MAC addresses and all of
the virtual MAC addresses of the devices connected to the extender to your
router’s MAC lter table.
Note: To reserve a specific IP address for the extender, you must specify the
first virtual MAC address that displays for your extender’s 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz
network in your router’s IP reservation table. (The first virtual MAC address
that displays for your extender’s 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks is the same.)
7. Enable the router’s MAC filter, WiFi access control, or ACL.
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USB
WPS
Ethernet
Getting started
After the setup, the One WiFi Name feature is enabled, which allows your
extender to use the same WiFi network settings as your router.
If you used the Nighthawk app to connect your extender, the following table lists
examples of what your 2.4 and 5 GHz extended WiFi names might look like:
Dual-band router WiFi names Extended WiFi names
2.4 GHz
MyWiFiExample MyWiFiExample
5 GHz
MyWiFiExample-5G MyWiFiExample-5G
If you used WPS to connect your extender, the extended WiFi network name is
based on the rst WiFi network that it connected to—2.4 or 5 GHz. The following
table lists examples of what your extended WiFi name might look like:
Dual-band router WiFi names Extender connects
to this network
Extended WiFi name
for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
2.4 GHz
MyWiFiExample MyWiFiExample MyWiFiExample
5 GHz
MyWiFiExample-5G MyWiFiExample
2.4 GHz
MyWiFiExample MyWiFiExample-5G
5 GHz
MyWiFiExample-5G MyWiFiExample-5G MyWiFiExample-5G
1. For initial setup, place your extender in the same room as your router.
You can move your extender to a new location after the setup.
2. Connect the power adapter to your extender and plug the power adapter
into an outlet.
3. Wait for Power LED to light green.
4. If the Power LED does not light, press the Power On/Off button.
5. Connect your extender to your existing WiFi network using one of these
methods:
• Connect with the Nighthawk app. The Nighthawk app guides you
through the installation.
For more information, see Connect with the Nighthawk app.
• Connect with WPS. Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) lets you join a secure
WiFi network without typing the network name and password. Your router
must support WPS to use this method.
For more information, see Connect with WPS.
WPS does not support WEP network security or a hidden WiFi network.
If your router WiFi network uses WEP security or uses a hidden WiFi
network, follow the instructions in Connect with the Nighthawk app.
1. Press the WPS button on the extender until the WPS LED
blinks.
2. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your router.
When the extender connects to the router, the Link Status LED lights.
If the Link Status LED lights white, the connection between your router
and extender is good. If the Link Status LED lights amber or red, move the
extender closer to the router and try again.
Note: If your router supports the 5 GHz band, when your extender connects
to it, the Maximum Throughput LED lights. If your extender didn’t
connect to that band, repeat the WPS process.
3. Move your extender to a new location.
For more information, see Find a good spot for your extender.
4. Connect your WiFi-enabled devices to the extended network.
For more information, see Connect your device to the extended network.
Connect with the Nighthawk app
1. Download the Nighthawk app on your mobile device.
For more information about the Nighthawk app, visit Nighthawk-app.com.
2. On your mobile device, open the WiFi connection manager, then locate and
connect to the extender network called NETGEAR_EXT.
3. Launch the Nighthawk app.
4. Follow the prompts to connect your extender to your router WiFi network.
5. After the setup is complete, move your extender to a new location.
For more information, see Find a good spot for your extender.
6. Connect your WiFi-enabled devices to the extended network.
For more information, see Connect your device to the extended network.
Connect with WPS
Find a good spot for your extender
1. Unplug your extender and move it to a new location.
We recommend that the new location be about halfway between your router
and the area with a poor WiFi signal.
The extender must be within the range of your router WiFi network.
2. Power on your extender.
3. Use the Link Status LED to nd a spot where the extender-to-router
connection is optimal.
For more information about the Link Status LED, see LED descriptions on the
other side of this quick start guide.
Connect your device to the extended network
