Netgear AX6000 WiFi Mesh Extender Setup
Now say goodbye to the dead zone or no signal zone at your home. Simply do Netgear AX6000 Wifi Mesh Extender Setup in your home network. Netgear AX6000 is a perfect device to enhance home network signal strength and speed performance. You can easily connect the device in your current home network and enjoy streaming your favorite shows, gaming online, or working from home. The best part is you can manage the device network with your mobile phone. You just have to install the Nighthawk App. Moreover you can easily configure it with the app too. Don’t worry about the process to configure the device, just check out the next segment of this page. Read the information till the end and follow the guide. You can also connect our technical team if you need help with the Netgear AX6000 Wifi Mesh Extender setup.
Place Netgear AX6000 And Apply Power
Prior to begin the configuration of the AX6000, you need to place the device. Proximity of the device to the main host router is mandatory during setup. Once the setup is complete, you can move the device to a different location.
After deciding the placement, you have to power up the extender device. With the netgear AX6000 extender device you will get a power adapter. You need to attach the power adapter in the DC power port of the extender device. Connect the plug of the adapter in the power outlet and turn on the power. Monitor the power LED of the device, it turns solid white in colour.
Connect To An Existing Wifi Network
To connect with the existing WiFi network, you need to go through any of the below given methods. Steps to follow in each method are described very well. Just follow the steps as mentioned and complete the Netgear AX6000 Wifi Mesh Extender Setup.
The Nighthawk App Setup
To begin with the app based method to complete the setup, you need an android or IOS mobile device. In the device you have to install the Nighthawk App. You can get the app in both google play store with “NETGEAR Nighthawk WiFi Router” name and on app store with “NETGEAR Nighthawk – WiFi App”. Once the application installed successfully you need to initiate the below given steps:
- Connect the device with the extender network “NETGEAR_EXT”
- Open the NETGEAR Nighthawk app and create an account as you are a new user.
- Thereafter select “Set Up a New Extender Device.” and follow the screen guide to move ahead.
- Select the existing network and provide its password too.
- Click on connect option and wait till the connection completes.
- Change your device SSID & create a new password for your network.
- Once the setup completes successfully, relocate the extender and test your new network speed.
WPS
WPS based setup is the fastest way to configure your netgear AX6000 range extender device. To begin with you have to verify that your router is 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax wireless device with WPS button. If yes then go ahead with the give steps:
- Push the WPS on the extender device.
- Check the LED, it starts blinking.
- Thereafter push the WPS button on the router.
- The whole button push process must be completed within two minutes.
- Check the Router Link LED lights white, the connection between the router and extender is successfully established and good.
- In case the Router Link LED lights of the extender device turns amber or red, then your setup is unsuccessful. Move the extender closer to the router and try again for the Netgear AX6000 Wifi Mesh Extender setup.
The Web Browser Setup
Web based setup method of the Netgear AX6000 WiFi Mesh extender may include the following steps:
- Initially take a mobile or computer and connect it with the extender network.
- Thereafter launch the web browser, browse “http://www.mywifiext.net.” web page and create your account.
- Follow the netgear installation assistant on screen instructions and choose ““Set Up a New Extender Device.”
- Then select the existing network and provide its password too.
- Click on connect option and wait till the connection completes.
- Must change your device SSID & create a new password for your network to keep it secure.
Once the setup completes successfully, you may relocate the extender and test your new network speed. For re-locate of the device you must choose a place in the halfway of your main router network and the place where you wish to transmit signals. It means you need to keep the device within the range of your main router. Also must not keep it closer to any radio frequency device or heavy metal object as it interferes with the signals. In such cases your device will not be able to transmit signals properly and you may experience issues.
