The Nighthawk AX1800 is a WiFi extender that enhances your home network speed. If you are a user of Netgear product, and facing low network speed in some corners of your home, then you need to use the Nighthawk extender. In this article, you will explore the instruction to complete the Nighthawk AX1800 setup process at home. don’t miss any steps if you want best setup.
Steps to Setup the Nighthawk Extender
Step1: To begin, open the package that you received, you will find a extender and user annual inside the box. Make sure there is no any defect in the extender. And read the manual if you want.
Step2: it’s time to place the extender, choose a centered location in the house for the extender and place it. Take Ethernet cable; connect one side of the cable to the router and another side of the cable to the extender. Ensure that the router is turn off during the connection.
Step3: Now give power to the router and extender both. You can directly connect the extender to the power socket. Turn on the extender and check a light is blink on the extender. If the light is not blink up, then check the power connection
Step4: After giving the power to the extender, it’s time to configure the extender to the router. There three methods to configure the router are via WPS button, via web interface and via the Nighthawk app. Further we discuss all about these in detail.
Step5: To using the WPS method, you don’t need to connect the extender to router with Ethernet cable. It is wireless connection, simply push the WPS button of the router and after few seconds press the WPS button of the Nighthawk extender. A light is blink both on the device. Wait until the light is turning solid.
Step6: By configure using web interface, first connect the computer to the network of the extender. Then go to any web browser and type mywifiext.net to access the mywifiext setup page. Then enter the default login detail in the field to enter the setup page of the Nighthawk extender.
On this interface, click on the WiFi Range Extender option, and select the network which you want to extend and enter their password. You will manage all the settings of the extender such as change WiFi password, see the connected device list and change WiFi band channels on third interface.
Step7: The easiest method to configure the extender is via the Nighthawk app. To use this method, attach the mobile device to the network of extender. Then go to the any platform such as Google Play store and App store, to download the Nighthawk app. Type nighthawk app on the search bar of the app. Download and install the app on the device.
After installation, click on it for open. Now it will ask for login detail, here you will create the new account or use the default login detail login. When you come to the app interface, manage settings according to you.
Step8: After configure the Nighthawk extender with any of above given methods. Move the extender at that place where the range of the existing router is slow. Ensure that do not place the extender out of the rage of the router.
Conclusion
In the above article, you learned how to Setup the Nighthawk AX1800 extender at home, by using the methods such as WPS button, via web interface and via nighthawk app.</p.
