How Do Wi-Fi Range Extenders Really Work?

A low-cost way to increase the reach of your wireless network is to use a Wi-Fi Range Extender, often known as a Wi-Fi Booster, or a Wi-Fi Repeater. But how do they work? What do you need to know to use them correctly? Let's find out.
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[@Erin-Thor]

Tech has improved! Years ago I bought an extender, and while it increased the range, with each one daisy chained (wirelessly), data throughput was essentially halved. So at the house, great data speed, garage slower, equipment room even slower, pool area sllooowwweeerrr, barn… hopelessly slow.

[@WhoIsJC7]

How'd you fix this??

[@tr1stonn]

@@WhoIsJC7 better tech more extenders

[@synthwave7]

Thanks Gary - Just bought a MESH WiFi system from Huawei and it solves all these "old" wifi issues. Mesh is super fast and best of all all the Android phones of my family automatically fails to the strongest signal keeping the Internet speed high over the fibre line. Used 5 WiFi Apps to do testing in and around my house to make sure MESH works and it does !!!

[@GaryExplains]

Good to hear that. My next videos will be in mesh networking. What Huawei model did you buy?

[@zonumev]

I would like to see presentations of the mesh network and powerline adapters. Love your videos, great work, thanks.

[@GaryExplains]

I have a mesh video already.

[@zonumev]

I found it Gary, thanks. The difference is now clear to me between both approaches and I now understand why my extenders solution was a bit disappointing, albeit cheaper and maybe a bit less complicated to implement. Great job!

[@spm2381]

Hi Gary, could you please provide the link for the mesh video? Cheers!

[@zonumev]

@@spm2381 That would be: Understanding Mesh Networking (feat. MikroTik Audience) - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4DMpmycnLSbfNE

[@cjacdc]

You just saved me money... I had a wrong idea of how it works. Almost bought one until I watched this video

[@akprice8242]

Finally! Someone who explains this stuff in a way that's understandable. Thanks dude!

[@funkykong9001]

Awesome explanation! Looking forward to learning more about mesh networking soon too

[@namedkenn]

When I have nothing to watch, your videos are always the ones I go to, awesome content as always Gary!

[@AntenDS]

I find Net Extenders to play a very niche role and are very hard to recommend in those instances. Sometimes they help with stationary devices that have poor internal antennas like TVs or your example of little to no signal in a certain area of the house/property. Even then I tell people to only connect one or two devices at a time.

[@FuriousImp]

Wouldn't a mesh setup be much better?

[@AntenDS]

@@FuriousImp I don't really have much experience with home mesh routers like Eero. In theory they should work better if they are Tri Band and I have heard they work good. Best is to ditch the wifi router and install 2-3 Access Points with a wired router. Ubiquiti makes pretty affordable equipment for home use so that should only run you $300-$500 for a comparably superior set up. Only issue is snaking the wire to the Access Points depending on home layout and floors.

[@Phlogiston2312]

I didn't realize that extenders recalculated the data, I thought that it was just a passive repeater

[@mukamuka0]

You can't just repeat the same data package because then you don't know if these is a new one or the already been transmit and it'll create feedback loop (repeat same package over and over again) that will choke up your bandwidth massively reduces speed.

[@paulstelian97]

They have to. They don't have any thing directional in the end.

[@_..---]

would love a video on power-line communication

[@put4558350]

basicyl it's a methode to used existing power-line as wire for network (wire or wireless) by mixing internet data in power-line ... it's usually better than wireless but not as good as dedicated lan cable. point is you don't need to rewire.

[@NoEgg4u]

A lot of cable modems have batteries. So if you have a power outage, your wireless connection to your router will remain active. With power line networking, if you have a blackout, then you will lose it all. Also, if you live in an apartment building, will your neighbors, who are also using power line adapters, be on you local network? I do not know the answer. But that would be a privacy and security issue.

[@caleblancaster5471]

@@NoEgg4u I’ve not owned a cable modem with a battery in it. None of the three or four I’ve used in the last few years has one. I’m not immediately seeing any on Amazon either.

[@PhilHibbs]

I think privacy probably isn't a problem, they should be on different ring mains. Even within my house I have a different ring main upstairs to downstairs so I can't use a powerline extender to extend from downstairs to up.

[@jongkiebeldad453]

Mmmmh.someday I have one that wi-fi the problem I can't afford ,hehehe

[@1anupam1]

Thank you Gary! That was one of the most informative, and useful narratives on WiFi range extenders that I have come across in the last one year.

[@GaryExplains]

Glad it was helpful!

[@joeydebra763]

Great explanation for beginners! One small nitpick though. While access points usually do have the power to send at 100mW or even 500mW on 5 GHz channels you should never use these high levels because your poor smartphone usually only sends 20 to 25mW back to the access point and you don't want constant failed transmits from the smartphone crippling the experience. Better to also leave the access point at max 25 mW (14 dBm) so you truly get an idea how many access points you actually need. The only reason you would have a single radio on an access point at full power is when you are only using that radio for a mesh link towards another access point. But again, great simplified explanation!

[@alisonb4898]

Thanks for this, you’ve just saved me time and money. I was going to get one for my bedroom upstairs because I get a low signal there but as you’ve explained a booster in that room will not help.

[@amtimbs]

Soooo useful! This could be a great "how to effectively distribute your internet bandwidth around your home" type playlist for people getting better broadband or with constant wifi problems (most people lol)

[@nicola3540]

That was an excellent explanation of a confusing subject - one that’s far too confusing for most of us to get our heads around. But I’m left wondering what’s the point of a wifi extender in the first place?

[@SakthiBliss]

Excellent technical video explains all practical issues

[@keithharraghy1754]

I would like a video on Etherley connected Wi-Fi extenders

[@yu-jd5jg]

Thanks for the clear tutorial on Wifi Extender. To your last example while you are in the garden you can still receive 16% Mbps. What happens when I place the Extender in the Router Room itself? What %?

[@ryans413]

So if I’m getting this straight you have your modem from your internet provider then you have a router the wifi extender connects wirelessly to your router thats connected to your modem. You stick the the extender in an area that has bad wifi coverage. The extender creates its own wifi access. You then log into that access point. So the internet is going from the modem to the router to the extender to your devices.

[@PlanetCypher_]

I use a air of powerline units to extend into the garage, then WiFi AP in bridge mode to the original router. Works ok for the garage.

[@connecticutaggie]

Once again, great video, I now think in understand more about how the WiFi extender works. I do have another question. How does the extender handle connecting multiple devices back to the router? Does it create a connection for each device as well as a separate MAC address? I do see some weird device names in my router device list Ex: "17261ec2-7292-f269-5ee7-78ce56f1zzzz" (note:zzzz is so I obscure the real name - it looks like that may be a MAC address). Are these weird device names, devices that are being relayed by the extender?

[@94muehli]

I tried an extender but it wasn't working well. I changed to a mesh network and it works like a charm.

[@ozziekhoo]

Same here. Used a wifi extender for like 9 months and got 2/3 of my actual speeds. Switched to mesh and now get full speeds everywhere, and seamless switching too. Definitely recommend mesh over extender.

[@94muehli]

@@ozziekhoo My biggest issue was the switching as well. Now I don't even notice when it switches, not even in a video conference.

[@cheerlin]

@@ozziekhoo mesh normally have 3 radios (more expensive) (Triband - 5ghz dedicated radio for backhaul, 5ghz for devices, 2.4ghz for older devices), repeater normally are 2 radios (Dual band - 5ghz for backhaul AND devices, 2.4 ghz for older devices) . Once you backhaul (upstream) and devices (downstream) sharing same radio, is not good.

[@Garythefireman66]

Now I understand why the range extender I got for my parents' home didn't double the range of their WiFi. Truth in advertising Amazon? 😂

[@Garythefireman66]

Someone seems to be impersonating Professor Gary 🤔🤔

[@CommodoreFan64]

@@Garythefireman66 Yeah I'm getting the same BS, all we can do is keep reporting the account as SPAM, and hope YT gives enough of a toss to ban it.

[@GaryExplains]

Yeah, sorry about that, it is a fake account that is spamming my channel.

[@GaryExplains]

Please keep reporting the spamming. As you say, maybe YT will ban the account.

[@RabbilChoudhary]

Hey Gary. Does changing the position of antenna in a router strengthen or weaken the wifi signal? Have searched a lot about it, everybody saying different things. Really confused. Need your help professor! 🙏

[@hellomiakoda3782]

I'd love a video on MOCA and it's advantages, And disadvantages, over power line. When I moved in, the wifi is terrible in my room. My roommates gave me a power line adapter. Horrid performance. I went out and got a Mocha adapter and it's just shy of the performance I'd get over Ethernet. Pair that with a wifi access point, and I've got amazing connectivity in my room.

[@ikebundu7470]

You explained the shxt out of this😂💯💯💯💯💯

[@connecticutaggie]

Great video, I now think in understand more about how the WiFi extender works. I am also interested in the how to use wired extension and this is related to how our home network is setup. We have three floors in our home and the WiFi router is in one corner of the middle floor (where the cable modem is). We also have three extenders - upstairs, downstairs and the middle of the first floor. The upstairs and first floor extenders have a (mostly) line of sight to the router but not the lower floor. The one additional thing is that I have been able to get wired network to the lower floor. 1) It seems that using a wired extender would be better for out lower floor extender (since we have a wired connection there and the extender cannot easily "see" the router. Could you do a video on that? 2) The lower floor can "see" the extender on the middle floor better than the router - would it be better to connect the lower floor to the middle floor or just connect to the router even though it is a much weaker signal?

[@jackhazz5777]

Used wifi extenders and they always work poorly. You had to be right beside it and all you get is 10-20 mbps for a router with wifi capability of 800 mbps even if the extender is probably 10-15 feet from the router. I installed 3 tp link deco m9 wifi mesh and added 3 used but compatible tp link m3w wifi mesh extender I bought on ebay for $10 each and never looked back...running nothing lower than 300mbps and have a max of 600mbps, though it mostly stays in the 400-500mbps average. I did have to reset and change some specs in my router once the main deco and satellite decos are up and running to fully get a fast wifi.

[@eddiedoyle3607]

Wow , nice explanation ! Question , I use a firestick and that tells me the Wi-Fi connectivity in terms of fair , good , very good etc , also my Wi-Fi is called whole home coverage , so there are 2 Wi-Fi routers strategically placed in 2 different places in my house , also it has 2.4 and 5 ghz , and I have a rock space extender with 2 antennas on it , and I thought I was occasionally losing signal on my firestick in one bedroom , so I tried the rock space in there , both the original Wi-Fi and the extender show very good / very good on my firestick , I realize that this is not the best way to test , but after seeing this video , I don’t think my extender is helping my situation at all ? Can anybody help me out with this , thank you

[@fjdkfdfjdf33]

I like setting up these extenders in client mode. That doesn't create a new SSID, but gives connectivity via the ethernet port. They usually work better than a WIFI USB dongle. It's running openwrt, btw.

[@MrZhdarkstar]

That works good for a situation where you just have a few devices that can be hardwired to the extender. For solving an issue where 1/3 of the house is a deadzone due to distance/obstruction/em interference, I opted for the MOCA route. The extender can sync to the existing wifi for SSID settings but has the same bandwidth as if it was plugged directly into the router, thanks to the coax wiring in the house acting as a really effing long ethernet run.

[@richfiore8049]

This was an excellent presentation. Thank you it helped me!!!

[@GaryExplains]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marianhreads]

I'm slow, still trying to wrap my head around the last example... 😅 So, if your phone is outdoors, on the other side of a wall, is it simply the physical closeness of the wifi extender that enables your phone to get a connection? (Say 16%, vs 0% with no extender).

[@GaryExplains]

Yes, because it is connected to the extender's network not the original access point.

[@bimarshpant]

Please do a video on range extenders with LAN connections

[@jim7953]

Which one do you recommend

[@TorgeirFredriksen]

Please do a video on how MESH differs from repeaters

[@GaryExplains]

As I say in this video, I will be doing a video on mesh.

[@ernstoud]

Most extenders have an Ethernet port. That way they can be used as a wireless bridge for a device without wifi to connect to the main router. Not mentioned in your video. Otherwise a great explanation!

[@GaryExplains]

I did say at the end that there are other solutions including used wired ethernet.

[@prayingforhealing4039]

Good video, but I’m a bit confused. It sounds like mesh networks are the way to go, to get really speed and distance? Is this correct?

[@GaryExplains]

Yes, use a mesh network or add some physical cabling when you can. I have videos about both here on this channel.

[@enriquesanders]

Great video! What happens if you are in the farthest room and the extender is halfway in the hall. And what about mesh?

There is many things with WiFi and networks in general. For better coverage of your WiFi, you could use MESH networks, something that would be interesting to see you cover. Now when we are getting all those small smart networked stuff, where some of them is not able to configure or you can't be sure of the security it then would be wise to have such things on a separate network. Some of us might have some kind of servers with access to the internet and there it would be wise to have that on a separate net. Most might know that if you brake into a server and get access to that, then you hole network is on risk... So more on the topic of security and segmenting.

[@GaryExplains]

I say in the video at least twice that I will cover mesh networks. Did you watch it all?

@@GaryExplains I'm sorry that you took it that way ;-( But very few seems to cover the security aspects of wireless.

[@GaryExplains]

I think the security aspect is important, but it is less about the network and more about not buying smart-enabled devices from random Chinee companies with no history of support. Putting a Wi-Fi enable baby camera on a separate net won't help. If the device is configured to be accessed from the Internet then it is game over. If a hacker has gained access to your main LAN then you have bigger problems than just putting your baby monitor on a different network. As for hacking Wi-Fi, if that is actually happening to you then hiding the SSID won't help.

[@gandalf9526]

thank you sir, this was very informative.

[@marklewis.wales844]

Question, is a router good next to a window it's the only place I can place mine ?

[@renepouliot6616]

If use multiple wifi boosters can you improve signal all around the house?

[@13K.14]

Excellent video Gary, but I still have a question. At 12:37 putting the Wi-Fi extender in the same room as your device doesn't help. But if you put the extender somewhere between the router and the device, like in the corridor or inside the bottom middle bedroom, would it be better to connect directly to the router or to the extender? Because it's not the same as in 13:26 that you don't have a direct connection to the router.

[@GaryExplains]

If you put the extender in the middle but you are at the other end of the house (away from both transmitters} then you should get better bandwidth by connecting to the extender, but it is worth experimenting.

[@Wilkins_Micawber]

I have a WiFi security camera I have a WiFi extender because of the distance involved I can connect with my base router with the extender. I can connect the Camera with the WiFi extender. In the home I have a security camera recording DVR connected to the base WiFi. However I am unable to have the signal from the camera pass through the WiFi extender and or the WiFi Base to the DVR. When accessing the Base WiFi connections, the Extender is listed correctly. Any idea what is going wrong?

[@Razorlight0]

Very informaitve Gary. Question: Would the connectivity / transmitting power of the end client have an impact? E.g. for devices in the room furthest from the primary AP, would the primary AP be able to receive "messages" better from the range extender when compared to "messages" being received directly from a mobile or laptop? (Assuming range extenders have better "connectivity" than a mobile device)

[@siobhanhallihan4685]

Thanks for video, got a 3 pack mesh and wifi so better, thanks again

[@zrb9591]

Very useful explanation. Thanks.

[@amtimbs]

Powerline is brilliant, unless your home has electrical "problems". Ours failed when the electric heating panels came on, even with the new one I bought!

[@pacattack2586]

Thoughts on a wifi extender with an eithernet connection to the original modem - seems like to me this is the best possible way of doing things as no matter where you put the 'extender' it would be 100% where it is or where your modem i- not that I think it exists but...

[@GaryExplains]

Yes, that is certainly a better way. But this video is for the cases where you can't or don't want to run wires. I will likely do a video on the wired setup.

[@DineseBeckert]

If I plug my wifi extender up with a 100-foot network cord plugged into my router then take that extender outside, plug it in-hook up the wifi access, will I have the full wifi effect?

[@m3technologies236]

Your problem makes sense. You didn't place the extender properly. You expect good signal from the extender. You must give the extender good signal in the first place. Therefore, you must place the extender AS FAR AWAY FROM THE ORIGINAL ROUTER AS POSSIBLE WHILE HAVING THE BEST POSSIBLE CONNECTION. What you did was put the extender in an area with poor coverage. That's where your devices will connect to the repeater FROM. What was the repeater going to work with in that area if there's poor coverage to begin with? The repeater needs good Wi-Fi coverage to begin with, so put the repeater in a spot the original router covers very well (hallway, for instance) and then test again from the room you were having issues in. 12:35 would've worked properly ONLY if the connection between your RE and the router was by cable.

[@GaryExplains]

I don't think I had any problems. I was demonstrating how the position alters the throughput based on signal strength. I don't know why you think I was having problems, it was my intention to show how they work and that you need place them optimally. I really don't understand your comment.

[@RPG_ash]

It's all interesting Gary 👍🏻

[@curtisegbert7915]

Greetings, I listened to your video on wifi extenders. I just purchased two wav link extenders in hopes to get a wifi signal from my house to my shop, which is 170 feet away. I put one extender outside my house and the other extender on the outside of my shop (line of sight). I guess I'm attempting to make a bridge so I can reach the distance and enable me to watch you tube videos in my shop. When I connected my extenders to my network I have a wifi signal but when connected it says, "connected but no internet". Is this normal or is my internet service provider not allowing me to add this. Sorta confused at this point.

[@marklouieadame]

Is wifi extender meshed with the main router and will have unified access point or it is still the same a seperate access point for wifi extentee

[@GaryExplains]

I thought I covered all of that in the video. Was something unclear?

[@glatn7]

Can u the WiFi extender over a network cable connected to the original access point. Thanks

[@GaryExplains]

If the network extender provides that functionality (i.e. it has an Ethernet port) then yes.

[@briancampbell5685]

Very informative and presented in a way the common person can understand.

[@Mogalize]

So how does one extend/repeat or whatever the same wifi signal without a new or different SSID with EXT? My device(s) always hang onto the weak single and never switch to the stronger signal automatically. I want to stay on the same signal (SSID) and actually REPEAT the (same) wifi signal so I'm not constantly changing my wifi's source.

[@jgmallin7080]

In my location, I have a router in front of a window. An access point in another building (about 125 paces away) an a hard wire to a router on the other side of that building. I now have internet out there. Iys good enough to watch KZbin, without buffering. And. I dont use phone data. Cheers

[@andreylucass]

Link to the app please.

[@GaryExplains]

To which app?

[@89sabz]

GREAT EXPLANATION 👍 THANKS

[@aristocraticrebel]

I have a metal refrigerator that blocks my router's signal to a certain room. Can a range extender help in this case?

[@GaryExplains]

Yes

[@aristocraticrebel]

@@GaryExplains Thank you.

[@latasha3472]

It sure helped maintaining signal on my big screen tv. It keeps disconnecting from the tv every other day got tired of putting in the password every day

[@ahmadceelowskeaddy5384]

Great video!! Very informational, Thanks 😁

[@GaryExplains]

Glad it was helpful!

[@alecgrolimond1678]

Yes but Gary many extenders are connected by cable with PoE. Such as the Cisco system. Ok not for the home normally. Please do a video on the two other solutions.

[@madil2259]

My main wifi router is on the ground floor, in the middle of the house and provides good wifi on that floor. But doesn't provide good wifi(or no wifi) on the floor above. Do wifi routers even transmit in the vertical direction as well in the horizontal direction? And will a wifi extender be able to fix my problem?( Because would it even be able to catch a good wifi signal from the original router?)

[@spm2381]

Hi Gary, could you please provide the link for the mesh video? Cheers!

[@GaryExplains]

Sure it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4DMpmycnLSbfNE BTW, do you know how I found it, I typed "gary explains mesh" into KZbin and it was the first result 🤯

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

I removed mine when I added google homes and 50 zigbee devices/lights because it messed up the network. Everything was massively better than before I added the homes and lights.

[@tripsquared_greenworks]

Can I use 2 extenders one at either end of my house with my router in the middle?

[@Geoffh777]

I have a curly one. I have an IP wifi security camera on the outside of a concrete wall which blocks the wifi to the NVR. Can I run an RJ45 cable from the RJ45 lead on the camera, through the concrete wall to the RJ45 socket on the wifi extender inside the house and expect the extender to transmit to the NVR via wifi? The alternative is to remove the aerial on the camera and plug a coax into the camera sma socket and have a yagi on the other end of the coax aimed at the NVR. I already have the latter working on another outside camera where the wall is timber frame and the yagi is on the outside with the camera.

[@02840321]

This will work if you connect the NVR Ethernet port to the main wifi router to which the wifi extender connects. This works because the camera and NVR Ethernet port end up on the same subnet. The NVRs MDNS (boujour) broadcasts will then make to the camera and allow the camera to discover the NVR and connect

[@Geoffh777]

@@02840321 yes, the nvr and router are connected, I was mainly concerned that I would be using the extender backwards, ie video into the rj45 and out of the aerial

[@Geoffh777]

@@02840321 Thanks David, I'll try that when the camera arrives!

[@georgewilliamssr5230]

How come when I'm on the top of a mountain. I have a strong signal until I try to use it. Then it goes to 1 bar or none. Until I stop trying to use it. Then it goes back to full bars ???

[@vickijuhl4712]

So much smarter!! Thank you

[@jamaalphillips9295]

Would this work with my camera I need wifi for my camera and it accept wifi

[@watchfan6180]

Excellent. Yes on mac

[@JA-ds4fi]

I have a question, how many Wi-Fi extenders. Can be used in your house. Or is one is enough.

[@日向-i1p]

Thanks mate👍🏻

[@Luxcium]

I was a super proud little script kiddie achieving to set my SSID as emojis from a router web interface only taking letters and numbers using something similar to every one else (service provider name plus emojis)

[@larrywilliams8010]

I should name mine "Gary's WiFi".

[@homecats1]

Does bandwidth decrease as signal strength decreases?

[@GaryExplains]

Yes

[@hansholland5300]

Show us step by step!

[@DidisFINDen]

An explanation that I could understand.

[@The_Oblivion_Light]

The key word is walls. Wifi extenders work best when they are wired into the router. They are also good for smaller dwelling, like 900sf with one wall in between the router and extender to reach your computer or smart TV. If you are trying to extend your house that is the size of a mansion, I'm not saying to forget it, but you will experience limitations.

[@An.Individual]

Is a wireless extender actually different to a mesh system? or is mesh just a marketing term?

[@GaryExplains]

They are different, but some "cheap" mesh networks are just glorified extenders. A good one will be tri-band. I will explain it all in my mesh video.

[@esteemedenergy]

Have tried 12 different wifi extenders, all junk, from Netgear to Uniquiti to other Chinese stuff. None were getter than my Asus AX11000 router.

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

The WIFI Extenders use the mains wiring to carry the data stream but the master has to connect to your router via a Ethernet cable and your slave will connect to what ever Internet enabled device via WIFI or Ethernet cable.

[@GaryExplains]

No. You are thinking of a powerline adapter, those are different.

[@DAVIDGREGORYKERR]

@@GaryExplains OK No problem.

[@user-wr4yl7tx3w]

But it sounds like there’s no point in getting it then? Since it is no better than the signal it gets there from the original access point.

[@GaryExplains]

Almost yes, but if you put it halfway then you can extend the range as the signal at the halfway point is likely stronger. You might also like my video on how you can use an extender with a cable.

[@An.Individual]

9:30 how do you cook and prepare meals? you don't seem to have a kitchen

[@GaryExplains]

We eat out a lot. 🤣

[@AndrewJohnYoung]

Love this video

[@soulessdarkangel]

Can a wi-fi extender stop working after a long time of use lets say about 10 or 15 years

[@GaryExplains]

Of course.

[@SuperFredAZ]

Great video.

[@edferguson6066]

I've tried wifi extenders a couple of times. I recommend don't. Try a mesh WIFI. I bought a X55 Tp-link mesh. WOW!

[@naeem8434]

Amazing video sir

[@GaryExplains]

I am glad you liked it. My video on Mesh Networking is coming soon.

[@srirachahero4679]

Wired! Please do a video on wired networks.

[@Somagarn]

The placement of your main router make what you said questionable. You need to explain/fix its placement.

[@subinoybiswas6483]

What about connecting with Ethernet

[@GaryExplains]

Yes, a good point, I may do a follow up video about that.

[@nicolaslavinicki4029]

I'm really interested in wired backhaul access point!

[@GaryExplains]

In a simple setup, like using the network extender in the video, then there is nothing really to say, you just connect your Ethernet cable to the port and set the extender into AP mode. Job done.

[@nicolaslavinicki4029]

​@@GaryExplains In this way will another network be created? I'm looking for networks like Asus AiMesh, where it is possible to have wired backhaul.

[@GaryExplains]

@@nicolaslavinicki4029 The access point has to create its own WiFi network, with its own BSSID. But when it communicates with the original router then it will do it over the wire and so the bandwidth will be much better. From a higher level, in terms of IPv4 etc then it will all be part of the same LAN.

[@nicolaslavinicki4029]

@@GaryExplains thanks!

[@nicolaslavinicki4029]

@@GaryExplains! Could you make a video about other Router brands that has similar feature like AiMesh from Asus? Where the node does't to create its own WiFi network, with its own BSSID. But when it communicates with the original router then it will do it over the wire and so the bandwidth will be much better + ofering seamless roaming when I'm moving around the house. Please!

[@WholeFoodPlantPeople]

Sounds like the best way is to hardwire an extender if possible

[@GaryExplains]

That is certainly a good option. I have a video about doing exactly that here on this channel 👍

[@craigemcmillan1927]

Very straightforward 👌🏾

[@eddiekytia]

So I just came across your channel and subscribed. I'm hoping Gary or a subscriber can help me,I know nothing about computers or internet. I just bought a ring pro 2 and it barely gets wifi connection. Its at my door thats at the bottom of a flight of stairs and my wifi router is at the top of my stairs inside another door. What would be the best way to get stronger wifi to it. Someone told me to get the chime pro but I don't want another chime. So any help would be great under 200 dollars. THANK YOU FOR ANY HELP!!!

[@michaelmacauley3875]

If I wasn't confused before I watched this video I sure as fuck am now 🤣

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That's why not to use Range Extenders but Access Points with LAN/pwrline