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Advice for setting up Netgear Nighthawk X4S Extender - Randalls - 04-19-2022

I have an open box Nighthawk X4S extender. It did not come with a quick start guide. I am trying to get a signal to my basement to a top floor xfinity router. Anyone have any experience with this? I am not a tech savvy person. I managed to get 2 solid signal lights but I did not see the augmented name of the wifi network.
Any advice much appreciated.

https://nighthawksetp.com/netgear-nighthawk-x4s-ex7500-ac2200-setup/


Re: Advice for setting up Netgear Nighthawk X4S Extender - btfc - 04-20-2022

https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/EX7500/EX7500_UM_EN.pdf

Test with the extender close to your router.

Then find a good location for the extender.


Use iPhone to check signal strength:

https://www.techadvisor.com/how-to/network-wifi/check-wi-fi-signal-strength-3803538/


Use a laptop:

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-check-wifi-signal-strength?op=1


Re: Advice for setting up Netgear Nighthawk X4S Extender - Randalls - 04-20-2022

Thanks for that info. I will try to figure it out. The Netgear chat person had a service person contact me but they wanted a “one time access” to my set up and I did not feel comfortable with that as friends have had their network compromised. Am I just paranoid? Yes, most definitely