Netgear WN2500RP Support Question
Netgear WN2500RP Support Question
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Question posted by cschedko on July 8th, 2012
Netgear Wn2500rp Quit Connecting To The Internet
I have only had this range extender for about 2 months. It worked well at the beginning. Now it will not conect to the internet. I have a netgear router that it is suppost to comunicate with. The WPS turns green but no arrow or link rate light. Can u tell me how to get it to work again. It has not been mover or damaged.
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Related Netgear WN2500RP Manual Pages
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 1
Universal Dual Band WiFi Range Extender WN2500RP Installation Guide
2.4 AND 5 GHz WIRELESS
EXTENSION
CONNECT WIRED DEVICES WIRELESSLY
EXISTING ROUTER
Extended Wireless Range Existing Router Range 5 GHz Wireless 2.4 GHz Wireless
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 2
... Conditions In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the use or application of NETGEAR, Inc.
Trademarks NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are trademarks or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc.
All rights reserved.
Other brand and product names are trademarks and...
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 3
... GHz wireless connection between the Extender and a router. This LED is lit when the Extender is poor. • Off. A WPS connection is wireless security (WPA or WPA2). • Blinking green. No wireless security.
3
WPS
Wireless Device to Extender. Link Rate. There is in progress. • Off.
This LED indicates a WPS wireless connection. • Solid green. Not connected to a wireless...
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 4
... devices wirelessly to your extender into the reset hole and hold it until the Power LED flashes.
Use this button to connect the Extender to your network.
WPS button. Use this button to an electrical outlet by plugging the power adapter that came with your existing Wi-Fi network. Power jack.
Connect the Extender to turn the Extender on...
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 5
...Power
1. The Power LED
turns green.
5 Follow these steps to the device, but still within the wireless range of the router.
2.
Place the Extender an equal distance between your router and the wireless device located outside the range of your router. Getting Started
The WiFi Range Extender extends the wireless network to include the area outside the range of your existing Wi-Fi...
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 6
... Wi-Fi router, gateway, or access point. Option 2: Connecting without typing the network name and password. Tip: WPS does not support WEP network security.
Option 1: Connecting with WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) WPS lets you use Option 2 to connect. If your Extender to an existing Wi-Fi network.
6
Connecting the Extender to an Existing Wi-Fi Network
To extend the range of...
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 7
... Extender. If successful, the WPS LED on your Extender turns solid green, the 2.4 GHz Link Rate LED lights up , repeat steps 1 and 2, or make sure your existing Wi-Fi network name, with WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)
1. The Extender's wireless network name (SSID) changes to the 5 GHz band. If your wireless router, gateway, or access point. The WPS LED on your router...
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 8
...) wireless network. Next, you
need to connect the Extender to the Extender wireless network. After the connection with web browser setup guide
1. Once the Extender is powered on a computer to find and connect to your existing Wi-Fi network.
8
Tip: You can use a wireless network manager on and the Power LED
is established, the
Wireless Device to Extender LED
turns green.
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 9
2. Tip: You can always access the Extender settings again by typing www.mywifiext.net in your browser URL bar.
9 Open a web browser window from the same PC, and the browser should take you directly to the onscreen setup guide.
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 10
... make changes after initial setup, or you wish to run the setup again, you would like to extend. • Entering the security password for the existing network. • Choosing the name for your new Extender network. • Connecting your wireless devices to log in your new Extender network. When prompted to your device's browser address. 3.
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 11
.... • A red Link Rate LED indicates a poor connection or no connection between the
Extender and the router. Extender Performance
The Link Rate LED indicates the performance of the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz wireless connection from the Extender to Extender LED is no
connection. • If the Link Rate LED is off, there is green before you check the Link Rate LED for...
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 12
To improve Extender performance: 1. Move the Extender closer to the router or to Extender connection LEDs on the front panel until you find a good location.
12 As you move the Extender, check the Link Rate and the Wireless
Device to a different location
with a better line of sight. 2.
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 13
...connection to access the Extender Settings page.
2. NETGEAR recommends that you select. Select FastLane Technology. 4. It is ideal for HD gaming and HD video streaming. To enable FastLane Technology:
1. After you have set up the Extender... Wi-Fi with a dedicated band connecting the Extender and the wireless device, and a second band connecting the Extender and the router.
Click Apply.
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 14
...-Fi network, you can use the Ethernet ports on the Extender to connect up to four devices wirelessly to your Ethernet-enabled device (connected TV, Blu-ray player, gaming console) to the Ethernet port of the Extender, and enjoy wireless connectivity for up to four devices simultaneously.
Wireless router
Extender
14
Blu-ray player
TV
Gaming console Simply plug the...
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 15
..., the device cannot connect to the Extender, move the Extender to a different location halfway between the device and the router. When to Use the Extender Wireless Network
NETGEAR recommends that you connect to the Extender wireless network only when a PC or wireless device is in a "dead zone" where the network connection to your wireless device to the Extender, move the Extender closer to the...
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 16
Enter your Extender in the future. Wireless SSIDs and Passwords
Use the space below to record your new Extender network name (SSID) and Extender security settings, in case you need to add additional wireless devices to your wireless information here: Router network name (SSID Router security password Extender network name (SSID Extender security password
16
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 17
... at http://support.netgear.com.
1. Finally, re-launch the browser, and enter www.mywifiext.net.
3. Both are typing the wireless key in the previous section to the router with an Ethernet cable? Will the Extender work if I unable to the Extender? The user name is admin, and the default password is designed to connect wirelessly to NETGEAR_EXT and...
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 19
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This symbol is placed in accordance with the laws of within the European Union, this product should be treated and recycled ...
WN2500RP Installation Guide (PDF) - Page 20
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November 2011
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