Netgear DST6501 - Add-on DST Adapter User Manual
Hardware Setup
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Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST Adpater Model R7300DST
Connect Add-On DST Adapters to the DST Router
After you set up your DST network, you can add up to eight DST adapters to extend your
DST network to eight more locations.
DST router
DST adapter
Room 1
Room 2
Room 3
DST adapter
The following instructions assume that you already set up your DST network. If you did not set up
your DST router yet, follow the instructions in the Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST
Adapter Model R7300DST User Manual, which is available online at
your DST router yet, follow the instructions in the Nighthawk DST AC1900 DST Router and DST
Adapter Model R7300DST User Manual, which is available online at
downloadcenter.netgear.com
or through a link in the product’s user interface.
To connect additional DST adapters to the DST router:
1. In the room where you want to improve WiFi coverage or add Ethernet, plug your DST
adapter into an electrical outlet and wait for the Power LED to light solid green.
WARNING:
Do not plug the DST adapter into extension cords, power strips, or
surge protectors.
surge protectors.
2. If the Power LED does not light, slide the Power On/Off switch to the On position.
3. Wait for the DST adapter to connect to the DST router.
4. Update the encryption key to secure the connection between the DST adapter and the DST
3. Wait for the DST adapter to connect to the DST router.
4. Update the encryption key to secure the connection between the DST adapter and the DST
router:
a. Press the WPS and DST Adapter Sync button on the DST router.
b. Within two minutes, press the WPS and DST Router Sync button on the DST
a. Press the WPS and DST Adapter Sync button on the DST router.
b. Within two minutes, press the WPS and DST Router Sync button on the DST
adapter for two seconds.