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AC1200 Dual Band WiFi Range Extender
The following table describes the LEDs.
Table 1. Front panel LEDs
LED Description
This LED indicates the connection between the extender and the router or
access point:
• Solid green. Best connection.
• Solid amber. Good connection.
• Solid red. Poor connection.
• Off. No connection.
Device Device Link
This LED indicates the connection between the extender and a computer or WiFi
device:
• Solid green. Best connection.
• Solid amber. Good connection.
• Solid red. Poor connection.
• Off. No connection.
Power
• Solid amber. The extender is booting.
• Solid green. The
extender is powered on.
• Off. The
extender is powered off.
WPS
• Solid green. WPS security is enabled (WPA or WPA2).
• Blinking green. A
WPS connection is being established.
• Off. WPS security is not enabled.
When to Use Your Extender
NETGEAR recommends that you connect through the extender network only when the WiFi
device is in a “dead zone” where the connection from the existing network is poor or
nonexistent. Data traffic routed through the extender is inherently slower than traffic routed
directly from the network.
How the Extender Works
The extender works like a bridge between a WiFi router (or a WiFi access point) and a WiFi
device outside the range of the WiFi router. The extender performs two main jobs:
• The extender connects to a working WiFi network.
When the extender connects over WiFi to an existing network, it functions as a network
client, similar to how a WiFi device connects to a network.
• The extender acts as an access point for WiFi devices.
The extender broadcasts its own WiFi network that WiFi devices can join. In its role as an
access point, the extender performs tasks that WiFi routers do, such as broadcasting its
network name (SSID).
Router Link