Say what an extender does
Whether an extender will help your back bedroom, and where it has to stand.
An extender picks up the router’s signal and passes it on, so far rooms hear a fresh one.
It has to stand where the signal is still good. A relay cannot pass on what it cannot hear.
Key points
- An extender relays the router’s signal into rooms it cannot reach
- It belongs halfway along, not in the weakest room
What to remember
- An extender adds reach, never speed.
- An extender repeats what it can hear. Put it where it can hear.
Try this
Walk from your router to your worst room, watching the bars. Half bars is the spot.
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