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Getting Started

EX6200 WiFi Range Extender
AC1200 High Power Dual Band Gigabit Ports
Installation Guide

3. Connect to your WiFi router.

Press the 

WPS button on the extender. The Link Rate LEDs and Device to 

Extender LED blink green. Within two minutes, press the 

WPS button on your 

WiFi router. After a few seconds, the 2.4 GHZ Link Rate LED lights green, 
indicating a good connection between your WiFi router and your extender.

If the 2.4 GHz Link Rate LED does not light, or the LED is blinking amber, try 
again. If the LED still do not light, follow the instructions for No WPS button on 
the right.

4. Add a WiFi band. 

If your WiFi router supports the 5 GHz band (not all routers do), and you want to 
extend that band, repeat Step 2 and check that the 5 GHz Link Rate LED lights 
green to confirm the connection.

6. Connect your WiFi devices.

Take your WiFi device to the location with poor WiFi router coverage. Find the 
new extender network name:

Existing network name:

MyNetworkName

New extended network name: 

MyNetworkName

or

 MyNetworkName

Select the new network and use your WiFi router password to connect. You 
are now using your extended WiFi network. 

5. Choose a location and check the signal strength.

 

Now that the extender is connected to your WiFi router, you can move it to a 
location that will boost your WiFi range. The location you choose must be 
within the range of your existing WiFi router network. Plug the extender into 
an electrical outlet. 

The Link Rate LEDs help you choose a spot where the extender-to-router 
connection is optimal. See the Indicator LEDs section on the back to learn how 
the LEDs show the best connection. If you get no connection or a poor 
connection, move the extender closer to your WiFi router and try again until 
the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz Link Rate LED lights green.

3. Connect to the extender.

On a computer, tablet, or smartphone, open the WiFi connection manager and 
connect to the extender network called 

NETGEAR_EXT. When you are 

connected to the extender, the Device to Extender LED lights solid green.

4. Set up with NETGEAR genie.

Open a web browser. You are automatically taken to NETGEAR genie®, which 
guides you through the following steps. 
Note: If you are not automatically directed to NETGEAR genie, go to 
www.mywifiext.net. If a login screen displays, enter admin for the user name 
and 

password for the password.

a.

Select your existing WiFi router’s network.

b.

Enter your password for your WiFi router’s network.

c.

Choose a name for the extender WiFi network. 
You can accept the default network name (MyNetworkName_EXT) or 
rename the network.

6. Connect your WiFi devices.

Take your WiFi device to the location with poor WiFi router coverage. Find the 
new extender network name:

Existing network name:

MyNetworkName

New extended network name: 

MyNetworkName

or
MyNetworkName

Select the new network and use your WiFi router password to connect. You 
are now using your extended WiFi network.

2. Turn on your extender.

Place the extender close to your WiFi router. Plug the extender into an 
electrical outlet. Press the 

Power button if necessary. 

Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is an easy way to connect WiFi devices. The button might look like one of these: 

5. Choose a location and check the signal strength.

 

Now that the extender is connected to your WiFi router, you can move it to a 
location that will boost your WiFi range. The location you choose must be 
within the range of your existing WiFi router network. Plug the extender into 
an electrical outlet. 

The Link Rate LEDs help you choose a spot where the extender-to-router 
connection is optimal. See the Indicator LEDs section on the back to learn how 
the LEDs show the best connection. If you get no connection or a poor 
connection, move the extender closer to your WiFi router and try again until 
the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz Link Rate LED lights green.

2. Turn on your extender.

Place the extender close to your WiFi router. Plug the extender into an 
electrical outlet. Press the 

Power button if necessary. 

1. Attach the antennas.

Attach the antennas to the antenna connector by turning the antennas
clockwise. Bend and rotate the antennas into position. Double check that the 
antennas are properly tightened.

1. Attach the antennas.

Attach the antennas to the antenna connector by turning the antennas
clockwise. Bend and rotate the antennas into position. Double check that the 
antennas are properly tightened.