powerstick Wave Instructions Manual

2 Before You Start 2 Important to Know 2 Powering Wave on 2 Part 2: Extending Your WiFi 3-6 Extending Your WiFi 3 Method 1: Manual Set-Up 4 Method 2: WPS Automatic Set-Up 6 Part 3: Advanced Settings 7-13 Accessing Advanced Settings 7 Changing Wave Password 8 Wave Settings 9 Firmware Upgrade 10 Restart 11 Reset 12 Support 14 1 v.03.22.21

Before You Start Important to Know Compatible with computers, laptops, tablets, & phones. In the following instructions, anytime you see the word “phone”, you can substitute it for any of these other devices. The power source that you plug your Wave into must be able to output at least 1.0 amps. Most USB outlets on a computer or laptop output 0.5 amps so Wave will work best plugged directly into a wall outlet. Powering Wave on Wave must be plugged into a power source to function. 1. Plug the micro USB end of the provided cable into the micro USB port on the side of the Wave. 2. Plug the USB end of the provided cable into a USB power source. 3. Wave will automatically turn on. The power light on the side of the Wave will illuminate green to indicate that the Wave is turned on. 4. The WiFi light will turn on right away for a few seconds and then turn off. After about 20 seconds, the WiFi light will turn back on and stay solid along side the power light. 5. Wave is now ready to connect to your device. Continue on the following page with steps for Extending Your WiFi with Wave. The power source that you plug your Wave into must be able to output at least 1.0 amps. Most USB outlets on a computer or laptop output at 0.5 amps, Wave will work best plugged directly into a wall outlet. Micro USB port Power light (green) WiFi Protected Set-Up (WPS) button Reset button WiFi light (blue) WPS light (white) exclamation-circle exclamation-circle exclamation-circle 2

There are two ways to connect Wave to the WiFi network you want to extend. Method 1: Manual Set-Up Use your web browser to manually connect your Wave to your WiFi network. Method 2: WPS Automatic Set-Up Use the WPS button on your internet router to automatically connect your Wave to your WiFi network. This method only works with routers that feature a “WiFi Protected Set-Up” (WPS) button. This method only works with routers that feature a WiFi Protected Set-Up (WPS) button. exclamation-circle 3

Use your web browser to manually connect your Wave to your WiFi network. You can complete the following steps on a phone, tablet, laptop or computer. 1. Turn Wave on. Note: See page 2 for step by step instructions. 2. Raise the antennas on each side of Wave. Note: Raising the antennas will increase the range of the WiFi extension. 3. Open your phone’s WiFi settings. 4. Select Wave by PowerStick from the list of available WiFi networks. 5. Open a web browser (Chrome, Safari, etc.) on your phone. 6. In the browser’s address bar, type in setup.wave.net and tap enter. 7. Wave’s login screen will open in the browser. 8. In the “Password” field, enter admin. Note: You can change this password in the Advanced Settings later. See page 8 for step by step instructions. 9. Tap Login. 10. Once logged in, tap on the WiFi frequency that you would like to extend (2.4G or 5G). 11. Wave will automatically scan for all nearby WiFi networks of the chosen frequency. Scanning will take approximately 30 seconds. Note: If scanning does not automatically start, tap the Scan button at the top of the screen. 12. All of the available WiFi networks will show up in a list. 13. Tap Select beside the network you want to extend. 14. A page will open showing the information associated with the WiFi you have chosen to extend. 15. In the “WiFi Router Password” field, type your WiFi network’s password. WiFi settings Wave login screen WiFi frequency choice Nearby WiFi network list 4

17. A loading bar will pop up showing that Wave is extending the WiFi. Note: Do not turn off your phone until extending is complete. 18. When finished, the pop-up will show the message “WiFi Successfully Extended!”. 19. Your phone will now be disconnected from the Wave by PowerStick WiFi network. 20. Open your phone’s WiFi settings to connect to your extended WiFi network. 21. Select your extended WiFi from the list of available networks. Note: The name of the extended WiFi network will be the name of your WiFi with “-2.4G-EXT” or “-5G-EXT” added to the end. 22. Enter the password. Note: The password will be the same as your original WiFi network’s password. 23. Now you are connected to your extended WiFi network. You can connect multiple devices to the extended WiFi. If you want to connect another device to the extended WiFi, you simply select the extended WiFi from the list of available networks on that device. Chosen WiFi network details Extending progress pop-up Extending is successful WiFi settings exclamation-circle 5