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For more information about how to find your extender’s IP address, see Find the Extender’s IP
Address on page 49.
A login page displays.
3. Enter your admin user name and password and click the LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.
4.
If your browser displays the Menu icon , click it.
The extender menu displays.
5. Select Settings > Wireless.
The Wireless page displays.
6. In the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz Network Name (SSID) field, type a new network name.
7. Click the SAVE button.
Your settings are saved.
Turn Off the SSID Broadcast to Create a Hidden Network
By default, the extender broadcasts its WiFi signal so that its WiFi network names (SSIDs) are easy for you
to find and connect to from your computer, tablet, or smartphone.You can turn off the SSID broadcast to
create a hidden WiFi network.To connect to a hidden network you must know its SSID and password and
manually enter them.
To turn off the SSID broadcast to create a hidden network:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to your extender network.
2. Log in to your extender:
• If you did not enable the One WiFi Name feature, enter www.mywifiext.net in the address field of
the browser.
• If you enabled the One WiFi Name feature, enter one of the following URLs:
- Windows-based computers. http://mywifiext or http://mywifiext.local
- Mac computers, iOS devices, and Linux devices. http://mywifiext. local
- Android devices. http://<extender’s IP address> (for example, http://192.168.1.3)
For more information about how to find your extender’s IP address, see Find the Extender’s IP
Address on page 49.
A login page displays.
3. Enter your admin user name and password and click the LOG IN button.
The Status page displays.
Extender Network Settings
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Nighthawk X6 AC2200 Tri-Band WiFi Range Extender
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