Place your extender about halfway between your router and the area with a poor router WiFi signal.
Use the Link Status LED to help you place your extender:
- Solid white. Best connection.
- Solid amber. Good connection.
- Solid red. Poor connection.
- Off. No connection.
For more information, visit What do the LEDs on my EX8000 Nighthawk Tri-Band WiFi Range Extender mean?.