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Wifi Extender or Access Point to alleviate bad Wifi connection in home?
Posted on 11/13/14 at 4:48 pm
Posted on 11/13/14 at 4:48 pm
We are having difficulty picking up Wifi in our bedroom due to router being on other side of house. What are the pros/cons of a wifi extender vs an access point?
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Posted on 11/13/14 at 6:04 pm to ForeverLSU02
I have the same problem. I went to best buy and told them my problem and asked them to give me the best router they had. It didn't help. But yet when I go to my parents house I can pick up my grand parents wifi next door. I don't get it.
Posted on 11/14/14 at 1:25 pm to ForeverLSU02
I have a TP-link extender and it works very well. The advantage of an extender over an AP is the simplicity of setup and maintenance. I really like that the TP-link also has an output to Cat5 so it basically acts as an ethernet bridge for any device that doesn't have Wifi built in (microcell or xbox 360).
The benefit of the AP is more customization and probably better range. The setup is more involved, though and is basically another router to maintain.
I have an extra one of these if you want it.
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The benefit of the AP is more customization and probably better range. The setup is more involved, though and is basically another router to maintain.
I have an extra one of these if you want it.
LINK
This post was edited on 11/14/14 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 11/15/14 at 1:54 pm to ForeverLSU02
APs require a wired connection to your router, but provide 100% bandwidth.
Extenders/Repeaters do not require a wired connection but will cut your bandwidth in half.
Extenders/Repeaters do not require a wired connection but will cut your bandwidth in half.
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