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January 20, 2025 / latham

How do I connect my Nighthawk Extender to a new router

If you are wondering whether you can connect the Nighthawk extender to the new router in your home or not, so yes you can do it. It is not so difficult to setup extender. Here we discuss about step by step guide that help you to do best setup. Read and follow all the steps given below and solve your question how do I connect my Nighthawk Extender to a new router? Let’s begin:

Two Methods to Setup Extender

There are mainly two methods to connect Nighthawk extender to new router. Further we discuss about both in detail:

Wireless Method (WPS Button)

Wired Method (By Computer)

Wireless Method (WPS Button)

In wireless connection, we use the WPS button to complete the Nighthawk extender setup process with new router. Steps to use this method:

  • First, settle the new router at centered location of the house.
  • Then connect it with the modem by using Ethernet cable.
  • Then give power both the router and modem.
  • After that configure the router via the Nighthawk app or through web interface.
  • Keep the extender close to the router and turn it on.
  • Then press the WPS button of the router and first.
  • And within 2 minutes press the WPS of the extender.
  • A light is starting blink on the extender.
  • Here wait till the light will stop blinking.

After using these steps you can easily setup the nighthawk extender to a new router with wireless method.

Wired Method (By Computer)

In this method, we connect the Nighthawk extender to a new router by using the Ethernet cable. Steps are:

  • When you completed the new router setup process.
  • Then take an Ethernet cable to connect extender with router.
  • And give power to extender as well as router.
  • After that configure the extender with router via Nighthawk App.

Configure

  • Use the Ethernet cable to attach computer with extender.
  • Open any updated web browser and put 192.168.0.254 into address bar.
  • Login via default login detail and access web interface.
  • Select network name and password of the router that you want to extend.

This way you can solve your problem of how to connect Netgear extender to new router at home ?

Conclusion

By reading the above blog you can solve your query, how do I connect my Nighthawk Extender to a new router? Above we discuss easy to use steps to setup.

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