Wireless Repeater Help

iTek

iTek

iTek

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Hey,

Long story short, bought the kids some tablets but struggling for signal in the bedrooms so thought i'd try a repeater.

Just purchased a "Wireless-N WiFi Repeater" off the bay of e. I think I have set it up but of course that's not a given, never did one before.

Do you point the devices at the repeater or at the original router/access point? My laptop gives some awkward results, using the existing router I get 63mbps (Virgin 60mb connection) but only 10mbps if I connect to the repeater...

Any help will be great, looked through a few youtube videos but not found out to help.

I may have missed a something silly or bought a duff.

Thanks
 
Dont repeaters just repeat signal?

So, if you think of your current wireless router/access point, it will have a range diameter, what you do (or what I thought was the case with repeaters, just set them up with any appropriate config, then place it near the edge of your current router/access point wireless boundry, but not outside, slightly inside, giving you a 10% overlap, this will allow it to pick up your wireless signal from your existing router and "repeat" this out further, your devices will just latch on to your original routers repeated signal.

Its been a while since I looked at repeaters, I just generally use access points and routers these days.
 
I don't know but if they repeat the signal should I not be getting maximum speed?

I don't seem to see any benefit what so ever.

Thanks
 
I had the same problem extender halfed my bandwidth, but the repeater has been turned in to a access point, through power line. I get full speed again
 
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