BEST ROUTER EXTENDER TO USE
I have the ASUS RT N66U Router here in my North Room of the house and although the house is covered well with this router the outside area along the East wall of the house a little centered more to th...
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ralphnjoann wrote:
An extender isn't wired to a port on the router; it picks up the router signal just like your computer does. It then rebroadcasts it in the area where it is located. Here is a manual for the one I purchased as a FYI. It will give you an idea of how easy they are to set up. Hope this helps.
It depends on the "extender" you buy. Most have several modes and most have the ability to plug in to your router with a standard Ethernet cable, which is a much more reliable arrangement if you can do it. Otherwise it becomes a "wireless repeater" grabbing the WiFi from the existing router and broadcasting it out from wherever it is.
