WiFi router is a networking device with which you can run internet services in your home. But it has small reach of the WiFi signal range. It is limited to just small distance.
To expand the router signals, you can connect a range extender to your Xfinity WiFi router. You can easily link it with the help of LAN cable or wirelessly via WPS button.
Here, we will give you a short review about how to connect extender with router physically and how to log in to the extender interface to adjust the settings.
Let’s start the article with connecting the router to the extender easily, but first you have to check that the Xfinity router setup is complete or not.
Physical Connection: Router to Extender
The router to the extender connection can be physically connected via Ethernet cable or wirelessly (WPS option). Let’s take a look at both of the methods to connect.
Ethernet Cable
- Place the extender close to the router and find the WAN port of the extender and LAN port of router.
- Use the cable and connect it to the founded WAN and LAN ports of the Networking devices.
WPS Option
- To connect via WPS button, just turn on the extender and router.
- Then, press the WPS button on both the devices to make the connection automatically.
Now, it is time to complete the router to extender connection by logging in to the extender interface using the IP address.
Access Interface: Router to Extender
To access the interface of the extender, you have to find the IP address of it. It is written on the label on the back of the device. Then follow some of the easy steps written down here.
Link Computer
- Connect the computer to the extender via LAN cable.
- Go to the web browser and search the IP address in it.
- The IP address will take you to the login page.
Reach Login Page
- After reaching to the interface login page, you have to enter admin credentials.
- User manual will help you to get the username and password.
- Then you can just access the interface to adjust the settings.
Adjust Setting
- Here, you can easily configure the extender by managing the settings and networks.
- You can also update the firmware of the new extender and change the admin credentials easily.
Let’s see some troubleshooting tips to dispel any problem, which indicates by Xfinity Router Blinking White.
Troubleshooting Tips
- Don’t connect damaged Ethernet cables to connect the router to extender in your house.
- Please make sure the extender is connected to router close to each other.
- Never use the outdated web browser in your computer to log in to extender easily.
End Words
Here, in this article, you have learned how to add or connect a range extender to the Xfinity WiFi router easily. We have also shared how to log in to the extender interface with the help of IP address. At last, you have gone through some troubleshooting tips and solutions to dispel any problem.
