Let’s Choose WiFi Extender for NETGEAR Nighthawk RS300

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WiFi extenders are pretty helpful if you want to cover more area of your house. It will extend signals of router connected to the home ISP network and cover more area, and you can also connect more devices.

But it is a hard task to choose a WiFi extender for your Netgear Nighthawk RS300 router. We will advise to buy a Netgear extender to extend the network. Have a look at some of the Netgear WiFi extender models;

• AX1800 (EAX15) WiFi Mesh Extender
• AX1600 (EAX12) Mesh Extender
• AC1750 (EX6250) Mesh Extender
• AC1200 (EX6120) Mesh Extender
• AC1200 (EX6110) Mesh Extender
• AX6000 (EAX80) mesh extender

These were some of the Netgear WiFi range and mesh extenders which you can use to connect to your Nighthawk router in home.

How to Connect Netgear Extender to RS300?

You can connect the extender to the router with the help of the WPS button; have a look at some steps to do it;

Connect via WPS

• Plug the extender in to the power wall outlet.
• Turn it on by pressing the power button.
• Press the WPS button on the Netgear Nighthawk RS300 router.
• Then, press the WPS button on the extender.
• Both the devices will connect with each other automatically.

You can also connect the extender to the router with the Ethernet cable. Connect one end of the cable to the extender port and insert other end to the router LAN port.

You can also connect the extender to the router with the Ethernet cable. Connect one end of the cable to the extender port and insert other end to the router LAN port.

Configure Extender

• To configure the extender, connect your computer to the Netgear_ext (extender network name).
• Go in to the web browser and enter the URL mywifiext.net or you can also use IP address 192.168.1.250.
• You will reach to the login page of the extender interface and enter the username and password.
• You will find the login credentials on the label or in the user manual of the Netgear WiFi extender.

Log In (button) to the interface, where you can setup the extender settings and networks like changing WiFi and admin password, Frequency bands (2.4GHz & 5GHz) and much more. You can also initiate Firmware update in the mywifiext interface.

After connection you can plug out the extender and plug it anywhere in your house, where the internet signals are weak.

The Conclusion

Here, we have helped you to choose a WiFi extender to connect with your Netgear Nighthawk RS300 router connected in your home.