When you have large office space or a multi-story house then, Wireless Range Extenders are always preferred to expand your Wi-Fi network. It works by connecting to your current network. So, follow these points mentioned below to set up Wi-Fi range extender:
- Plug-in your extender then its power LED lights will appear. If not then, press the power button to turn on.
- Take any device which has Wi-Fi feature and connect it to the extender's Wi-Fi network.
- Then, launch your web browser and type the web address of your extender. The web address will depend on your extender i.e. every company’s extender has a different web address. So, refer to the manual book of the extender.
- After logging in, the New Extender Setup page will be displayed. Tap on that and accept all terms and conditions.
- Choose a new Username and Password. Then, select any two security questions which will be used to recover your password if you’re not able to remember.
- Now, your extender will search for local networks and Select the radio buttons for your network's 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi Network Names (SSID).
- Click on next and enter your existing network’s password.
- Choose SSIDs and passwords for your extender.
- Click on next and these settings will be applied.
- Open any Device’s Wi-Fi settings and connect it to the extender's new network.
- Go back to the login site and click continue at bottom of the page and now your extender will extend your network's coverage.