We recommend using your Netgear router as your main router and purchasing an extender to increase your WiFi coverage. Note: If you set up your Netgear router as an extender (wireless repeater), important routing functions like network traffic management are not active. You can also use your Nighthawk router as an extender and a non-NETGEAR router as your main router. The non-NETGEAR router repeats your existing WiFi signal instead of broadcasting a new one.

Follow the remaining instructions to finish setting up your extender.Extender (wireless repeater) mode enables you to connect a non-NETGEAR router to your Nighthawk router in order to extend your WiFi coverage.

Enter the SSID and password from your main wireless router in the fields that display.

How do I install my extender using the NETGEAR Nighthawk App?.

How do I set up my NETGEAR WiFi range extender?.

Follow the instructions to install your extender until you are asked to select a SSID and password:.

To set up your NETGEAR WiFi range extender to use the same wireless network name (SSID) as your router: We recommend that you check your devices’ WiFi connection capabilities before proceeding. Some WiFi devices might require additional setup to do this, or might not be able to. Most newer WiFi devices automatically connect to the strongest available signal. If you use the same SSID for your router and extender, some of your WiFi client devices might stay connected to the router even when the extender provides a stronger signal, which can hurt WiFi performance. For more information, see How do I enable or disable One WiFi Name on my Nighthawk Mesh WiFi Range Extender?īy default, your extender uses your main wireless router’s SSID with _2GEXT added to the end for the 2.4GHz band and _5GEXT for the 5GHz band. This feature enables your extender to use the same WiFi network settings as your router without additional setup. Newer NETGEAR mesh extender models support the One WiFi Name feature. This enables your WiFi devices that are connected to the router to automatically connect to the extender. You can set up your NETGEAR WiFi range extender to use the same wireless network name (SSID) as your main wireless router.

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