Prerequisites:

NETGEAR EX6200 AC1200 Wi-Fi Range Extender

WPS supported router

Overview:

This article provides information on how to configure the NETGEAR range extender EX6200 using the WPS push button.

The easiest way to connect the extender to a WiFi network is by using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). For this method to be successful, your WiFi router must support WPS.

Symptoms:

• How to configure the NETGEAR range extender EX6200?
• How to configure the EX6200 using WPS push button?

Resolutions:

To connect the extender with WPS to a Wi-Fi router and find the best location for the extender:

1. Place the extender close to the Wi-Fi router.

   Note: In a later step in this procedure, after you have established a connection to the Wi-Fi router, you can place the extender at its permanent location.

2. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet.
3. If necessary, press the Power button.The Device to Extender LED and the two Link Rate LEDs light amber during the startup process. After about one minute, these LEDs turn off.You are now ready to connect the extender to your Wi-Fi router.
4. Press the WPS button on the rear panel of the extender. Both Link Rate LEDs  and the Device to Extender LED  blink green for two minutes.
5. Within two minutes, press the WPS button on your Wi-Fi router. After a few seconds, the extender connects to your existing Wi-Fi network. Because you placed the extender close to the Wi-Fi router, the 2.4 GHz Link Rate LED on the extender lights green, indicating a good connection between the Wi-Fi router and the extender. If the 2.4 GHz Link Rate LED does not light green, try Step 4 and Step 5 again. If it still does not light green, follow the instructions from this article
6. If your Wi-Fi router supports the 5 GHz band (not all routers do), and if you want to extend that band, repeat Step 4 and Step 5 and check that the 5 GHz Link Rate LED light is green to confirm the connection.
7. Now that the extender is connected to the Wi-Fi router, move it to a location where you can boost your Wi-Fi range.The location you choose must be within the range of your existing Wi-Fi router network.
8. Plug the extender into an electrical outlet at the new location and restart the extender.Unless the extender is outside the range of your Wi-Fi router, the extender connects automatically to the Wi-Fi router.

   The Link Rate LEDs help you choose a spot where the extender-to-router connection is optimal. The following tables describe how the LEDs show the quality of the connection.

    

   If the Link Rate LED is off, the extender cannot connect to the Wi-Fi router. If the Link Rate LED is red, the extender has a poor connection to the Wi-Fi router.

9. If the extender has no connection or a poor connection, move the extender closer to your Wi-Fi router and try again until the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz Link Rate LED is green, or at least amber.
10. Use a Wi-Fi network manager on the computer or mobile device to connect to the extender’s newly created Wi-Fi network.By default, the extender adds _2GEXT to the end of the 2.4 GHz network name and _5GEXT to the end of the 5 GHz network name, for example:
    • Existing network name. MyNetworkName
    • New extended 2.4 GHz network name. MyNetworkName_2GEXT
    • New extended 5 GHz network name. MyNetworkName_5GEXT
11. Select the new network and use your Wi-Fi router password to connect.You are now using your extended Wi-Fi network.