The Aura Carver HD WiFi Digital Picture Frame is the option to view and live the memories that you have created digitally. You can access and put the image of your choice on this digital frame irrespective of whether you’re across the country or sitting in your office.
Moreover, for a smooth experience on this frame it is really important to have stronger WiFi signal at home. And for that if you will have to find an ideal location to place it. Which sometimes can be a kitchen, bedroom or a garage. Now it is not always possible that we have strong WiFi signals at these places, sometimes we have weak WiFi signals here. This is where a WiFi extender becomes the best option to get this resolved.
In this article, we’ll walk you through the steps to connect your Aura Carver HD to a WiFi extender. This will be easy to follow steps and you do not have to be a tech expert to get the job done. So,this guide will help ensure your frame stays connected to the internet for seamless photo sharing.
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Why do I need a WiFi Extender?
Before we understand how to setup wifi extender and connect it to the digital frame, let’s see why using a WiFi extender with your Aura Carver HD is the best option:
- Signal Strength: This will extend the signal further to your digital frame in case it is plugged in too far away from the router.
- Placement Flexibility: The WiFi extenders give you the flexibility to be placed at any location halfway from the router and the photo frame.
- Faster Loading: Many good brands provide WiFi extender with strong connectivity which ensures photos and videos upload and display quickly and without buffering.
- Budget friendly : This is the best option available in the market to extend your WiFi range. Rather than buying Mesh WiFi Systems to extend your range a WiFi extender/repeater does the job for you.
Understanding How the Aura Frame Connects
Although you can connect your Aura digital frame to the new WiFi anytime, the first time it gets connected is when you are setting it up for the very first time using the Aura mobile app (available for iOS and Android). Also, the only way to control the frame is via its app as you can not login or set it up via browser.
Kindly note that Aura frame supports 2.4GHz WiFi band and does not support 5GHz. So today I am going to recommend you the best WiFi extender with extremely amazon reviews on Amazon. And it is going to be Netgear Ex6400 WiFi range extender. So, lets get started and learn its step by step process-
Easy Guide: Connecting to a Netgear ex6400 WiFi Extender
1. Set Up Your WiFi Extender
Before we connect our Aura frame, we need to make sure our WiFi extender is all setup and plugged in the location halfway between the router and the location where you will be plugging the frame.
- So, first of all, plug in the netgear ex6400 extender and wait for it to boot up. Moreover, you can also follow its user manual that comes along with the product or else watch Netgear Ex6400 Extender Setup Instructions given here.
- Next, connect to Netgear_Ext network name showing up in the WiFi list. It will come up on your phone or computer. So tap on this network and hit the connect option.
- After this follow the on screen instructions to complete the process. After successful setup it is recommended that you reboot all your devices once.
Tip: I recommend you to try using your phone or computer at the location where you will be installing your digital frame. This will ensure that you are getting stronger WiFi connecting at the location or not. If not then it means you will either need to buy a stronger router or extender or else find another spot to fix the frame.
2. Reset the Aura Frame to factory default settings.
This step is important because it ensures that if by any chance the frame is already connected to a different WiFi network then you can switch it to the WiFi extender network. Also sometimes we have gadgets being gifted to us or being donated to us so in that scenario too these devices might be connected to the network of the previous owner and might still be having the previous network information saved. So we simply reset it to begin the connection.
- So for this, unplug the frame, then plug it back in.
- When the Aura logo appears, press and hold the frame’s physical button (on top or side, depending on model) for about 10 seconds.
- Wait for the frame to display a pairing code.
Note: Depending upon your model number you might have the button at a different location on the frame.
3. Lets setup the frame with Aura App
- Firstly, you will need to download and install the app as per your operating system. Next, open the Aura app on your smartphone or tablet.
- Kindly, make sure you have given Bluetooth and Location permissions to the app.
- Tap on Log in or create an Aura account by following the on screen instructions.
- Tap the “+” icon to add a new frame.
- You will then see a pairing code on the app and on the frame once it is found.
- Lastly, simply match the code to connect the app to the frame.
4. Select the Ex6400 WiFi Extender Network
During the setup when asked for WiFi connection then simply follow the steps given below:
- The app will list all available networks in your area.
- So simply look for your WiFi extender’s network name (e.g., HomeNetwork_EXT).
- Select it and enter the WiFi password associated with the extender. Mostly the password on these units is the same as the router by default until you change it deliberately.
Important: It is important for you to understand that this frame will only connect to 2.4GHz network so only select that extender network. If by mistake you select 5GHz which is often labeled with _5G or similar then it won’t connect and will show you some errors.
5. Complete Setup and Verify Connection
On the successful setup of the WiFi connection on the frame:
- The frame will display a success message or start showing photos if already linked to an Aura library.
- Moreover, you will be able to now access more settings on the frame and even upload photos and videos. You can also share the access of the frame to the family members.
To check if the WiFi extender is doing its job:
- Try to load high resolution photos or videos on the frame. If it loads properly then the netgear ex6400 extender is working just fine.
- You can also try to connect multiple devices to the WiFi extender and then try loading photos or videos on the frame. This test will check if the WiFi extender will be able to handle the pressure on the busy days when multiple devices will be connected to it.