What is the difference between booster &amp; repeater?
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Usually boosters refer to an upgrade around the modem itself, like a better antenna. The repeater is more of a stand alone unit that you place between the router and the place that you want to get a better signal.I have 3 of these units in 2 diff homes.Great for cell phones & laptops where you have "dead" spots in the home.
561330
The amplifier is more to compensate for the loss of the signal when serving more than one TV in the house. An outdoor booster as near to the antenna as possible will give the greatest improvement of the signal. I use both for an outdoor antenna with a rotator.
1752431
I just follow the instructions on the manual and set it as a repeater. I had no problem to setup but after 3 days it stopped working well and I couldn't get the same speed. It became very slow.
648442
Yes, in fact thats the whole idea. The thing is that you need at least a 30% signal strength in order for the repeater to work. What the repeater does is pick up the signal and regenerates it. Good luck, hope it was useful.
548241
All the booster does is to boost the signal within the house. It uses the electrical system for the boost. It usually will connect itself with your router w/o having to input ssid password. Hope this helps
1116162
The Antenna I purchased came with the amplifier. Check and see what the model you are looking at states as some do not come with the booster.
1437503
Yes a repeater does work, I do have the base extension in a different structure of my property and I am using a repeater to provide a strong WiFi connection. I haven't had any problems
2201401
They really serve two different purposes. If all of your equiptment is wi fi, the booster Should work. If you need to hard wire something in and not in same room as router, this is the answer.
913364
Sorry, I don't know. I just plugged mine in, a few years ago, and have used it ever since with no problems at all. I might add that the antenna it's attached to is an outside HD antenna. I can say with certainty that quite a number of channels, from the antenna, come in far better with the booster (without which some don't come in at all), but I suspect that its amplifying capabilities may not be enough to help much with a much weaker signal than one gets with the outside antenna. ....You might try Googling the model number, though; there might be something available on-line. Good luck.
567017
I do not know what exactly you mean by a signal repeater. If you explain then may be I could answer your question.
1768146
Yes, but careful - it doesn't actually have a bridge mode as advertised. You can still get the job done in repeater mode.
67367
I'm not sure "the repeater" mean "access point". Anyway It could use for AP as well!
62746
A year ago I made several calls to Netgear's tech support about the Repeater feature. Not a single person there had any idea what I was talking about. I can't blame them though as Netgear doesn't include anything in the manual...so I doubt they have any info to train their own people. What you want is a Belkin F5D7132 Universal Repeater. It's basically an access point with a static IP on your local network, that is authenticated with your main router's WEP. A chore to setup so you should understand the concepts of how routers and IPs work or you will be pulling out your hair. I have one on my home theater and it works fine at 54mbps.
1725498
Many routers have an existing antennae in which is to be replaced by this one. If your router doesn't have an antennae then you can't use this booster. This booster did not work for me
1162088
Yes the repeater needs power. You can use one supply for everything if its big enough that's what I did, otherwise the repeater needs it's own power supply.
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It will work over cat-6. The main difference between the two is there is an isolator in cat-6 that reduces crosstalk between the lines, so you get a cleaner signal. I have used my repeater system for years now and it is seamless. Hope this helps!
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From what I understand this is an Extender, not a replacement for the router. I bought mine because I needed to reach across 200ft and my regular wireless did not reach. This only improved the signal a little. After I complained to AT&T; they actually came out and installed a data line direct from the panel to the router, and that helped a lot. The signal to the remote office was about the same from the router or from the REA20. The tech suggested that I return the REA20 but I kept it. Though it is not quite as effective as they make it sound, occasionally it is stronger signal and I like having it as an alternative connection. From what I understand this is an Extender, not a replacement for the router. I bought mine because I needed to reach across 200ft and my regular wireless did not reach. This only improved the signal a little. After I complained to AT&T; they actually came out and installed a data line direct from the panel to the router, and that helped a lot. The signal to the remote office was about the same from the router or from the REA20. The tech suggested that I return the REA20 but I kept it. Though it is not quite as effective as they make it sound, occasionally it is stronger signal and I like... » Read More From what I understand this is an Extender, not a replacement for the router. I bought mine because I needed to reach across 200ft and my regular wireless did not reach. This only improved the signal a little. After I complained to AT&T; they actually came out and installed a data line direct from the panel to the router, and that helped a lot. The signal to the remote office was about the same from the router or from the REA20. The tech suggested that I return the REA20 but I kept it. Though it is not quite as effective as they make it sound, occasionally it is stronger signal and I like having it as an alternative connection. « Show Less