Does this have the wifi range to go across the home? Any issues with signal strength 4 rooms away? I'm in an average ranch home.
1085818
Seems to be working for me. I have the unit at the end of the home and the computers and cell phones do well at the far end of the home in the Florida room addition which is past the main outside wall to include outside in the screened in porch connected to the Florida Room addition. Have never lost a signal yet. Hope this helps
1085819
I'm in a 3 level home, with this unit inside a closet at one corner.I have full bars everywhere inside the house no problem, upstairs, downstairs, wherever.
1085820
Hi Janet, for an average size ranch home, this modem/router should work well for you, but results will vary based on the size of the home, obstacles present in the home, construction used in the walls, and so on.
1085821
I have a small home... the modem router is in the front of the house and I can pickup up Wi-Fi in my bedroom with no problem.... also, the set up process is great in my opinion .... it picked up my laptop in the bedroom and it also picks up on my Galaxy Note phone
1085822
its range is pretty typical. 2.4GHz band is good, 5GHz band is about half the signal, but its a much higher band, and used when there's more congestion or wifi devices. i would say its normal range.
1085823
I'm in a 3 level home, with this unit inside a closet at one corner. I have full bars everywhere inside the house no problem, upstairs, downstairs, wherever.
2061382
I've used this AP in two different setups. An open warehouse and in my apartment.In the warehouse I could connect reliably at 40 yards. In my apartment I can connect reliably up to 15 feet with only one wall in between my devices and the AP. Any further or any additional walls create an unreliable connection. I should also note that in my building, every channel has at least 1 other wireless network broadcasting on it.Not great in an apartment setup. Excellent in open and less congested spaces.
1884197
Recently purchased this router. I have 11 devices active on it - 3 wired and 8 wifi, a mixture of Windows, Linux, Android tablet, Android phones, a Squeezebox, a Roku, and networked DVD player, etc. All working fine. As far as distance - the router is in a wood kitchen cabinet and I get good signal all over the house and beyond - up to about 60 feet away.
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It seems your original question has been answered. Just wanted to mention that if you go with the range extender, make sure that somewhere in the room you place it gets decent signal strength. The extender needs to show 2 bars at least to make a decent connection, otherwise the WiFi it provides will be poor. Another option you may want to consider it the TP-Link TL-WPA4220Kit. It will provide for wired connections and also serve as a range extender, but not be limited to the range of your current WiFi signal.
1147100
I too live in a semi rural area, closest neighbor is about 150 yards away, I can get full signal on his wireless router. If you run Linux you can increase the power and it will go even further.
1120867
Not mine, but wifi router in my home is over 100' and several walls away, and signal in kitchen is weak anyway. View this as how much is between your microwave and your router. If you don't get much signal in your kitchen, you won't have much disruption with your wifi signal.
1591131
I'm about 30 yards away and upstairs from my router and I get full strength signal. It's fairly good. Just make sure you use the latest drivers from their website, and not the included disk. Also be sure to set your power settings such that it doesn't turn off USB to save power, and set your USB device settings for full power on your port. This will be best on a USB 3.0 port, but still gets great speed on a 2.0 port.
162931
unless you make a duplex directional wi fi transmitter antenna and duplex receiver or have a few signal boosters along the way 2,640 feet is a little far for wi fi no matter how good the equipment. If you go line of sight no obstructions at all I have been at 400 feet. but i will not leave equipment out side to have that range.
95159
I live in an 1800 square foot 3-bedroom ranch. My wireless router sits at one far corner of the house and my ROKU device sits at the opposite end of the house. I placed the Cisco repeater about midway in the house, near the ceiling. My ROKU went from a weak signal to "Good". I've had no problems with signal strength anywhere within the house. One warning. This device is a bear to configure. I have to use an old Windows XP pc to configure it. The included disc won't work on a Windows 8 pc. As long as I don't change my home network password, all is well. After a power outage or shutdown, I always reboot in this order; my modem router, then the repeater, and then any devices I want to use. I'm glad I bought it. I live in an 1800 square foot 3-bedroom ranch. My wireless router sits at one far corner of the house and my ROKU device sits at the opposite end of the house. I placed the Cisco repeater about midway in the house, near the ceiling. My ROKU went from a weak signal to "Good". I've had no problems with signal strength anywhere within the house. One warning. This device is a bear to configure. I have to use an old Windows XP pc to configure it. The included disc won't work on a Windows 8 pc. As long as I don't change my home network password, all is well. After a power outage or... » Read More I live in an 1800 square foot 3-bedroom ranch. My wireless router sits at one far corner of the house and my ROKU device sits at the opposite end of the house. I placed the Cisco repeater about midway in the house, near the ceiling. My ROKU went from a weak signal to "Good". I've had no problems with signal strength anywhere within the house. One warning. This device is a bear to configure. I have to use an old Windows XP pc to configure it. The included disc won't work on a Windows 8 pc. As long as I don't change my home network password, all is well. After a power outage or shutdown, I always reboot in this order; my modem router, then the repeater, and then any devices I want to use. I'm glad I bought it. « Show Less
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Not sure. Mine is about 30 feet from my router and I have an old house with thick plaster walls so signal strength as always a problem. My adapter has to go through two rooms about 30 feet from the router and I get a decent ignal, about 2 out of 3 bars strength. Was hoping for better but it works good enough for me. Super easy install too. True plug and play.
1469820
i added it to my wifi and got more range, How far the range is not sure. I have a 3 story house and added it to get the wifi from the 3rd floor to my first. It worked for that. So i'll say at least. 50-60 ft. more range for me. I'm guessing that if the signal had to go over a flat area it might cover a larger area.
2085260
mine works fine with a wireless access point about 30 feet and two rooms away.
1137509
I am not sure on the distance limitations. I live in a 2200 square-foot two-story. The main unit is located in my basement and receiver is above it on the first floor. I have not had any problems with the signal. I have had it for over one year and I am still very pleased with it.
648969
I would estimate the range to be a few houses away. So you can have the wifi modem inside and use the adapter to pickup clearer signal outside. It's not as far as most people say though.
2061381
I've used this AP in two different setups. An open warehouse and in my apartment. In the warehouse I could connect reliably at 40 yards. In my apartment I can connect reliably up to 15 feet with only one wall in between my devices and the AP. Any further or any additional walls create an unreliable connection. I should also note that in my building, every channel has at least 1 other wireless network broadcasting on it. Not great in an apartment setup. Excellent in open and less congested spaces.
1736076
The range is probably up to about 150 feet at nearly full throuput - I use the router in my home and even in the distant bedrooms and outside the throughput has been strong - hope that helps
95163
I live in an 1800 square foot 3-bedroom ranch. My wireless router sits at one far corner of the house and my ROKU device sits at the opposite end of the house. I placed the Cisco repeater about midway in the house, near the ceiling. My ROKU went from a weak signal to "Good". I've had no problems with signal strength anywhere within the house. One warning. This device is a bear to configure. I have to use an old Windows XP pc to configure it. The included disc won't work on a Windows 8 pc. As long as I don't change my home network password, all is well. After a power outage or shutdown, I always reboot in this order; my modem router, then the repeater, and then any devices I want to use. I'm glad I bought it.