After successfully completing new extender setup using WPS method, is there any requirement to login into www.mywifiext.net webpage?
WPS method of installing NETGEAR range extender is considered much more easier then manual method.
In WPS method installation process gets completed just by pressing WPS button on both range extender and network router.
This is the reason why this method is also named as Push N Connect method.
The process of installing extender using WPS method is that simple that there remains no space for issue to be arisen during installation process.
As this is Push N Connect method you does not need to login www.mywifiext.net webpage at any step of installation.
While installing extender by WPS method your range extender will attain same password as your network router has.
But as per security point of view, it is always recommended that your home router and NETGEAR extender must be having different password.
Here comes usage of this local webpage.
To change password of your extender network you will be needed to login into mywifiext.net .
Steps involved in changing password of extender network are:
In this way, we can conclude that it is right to say that we do not need this local webpage while installing NETGEAR range extender by WPS method. But once installation process gets completed and we want to change any configuration of extender then mywifiext.net webpage is the only way out to do so.