Does this range extender plug into the wall like a DLink or does it have to sit on something (floor or cabinet)? DLink does not extend far enough.
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It plugs into the wall. We have it on the opposite side of the house from where the router is.
578609
It will plug in the wall but in my opinion I know it's your money but waste it in this divice I bought a netgear 300 and worked perfect
715094
Depends on your floor material, if wood needn't, if cement I'm afraid the signal will drop to very low level and you'd best get a repeater or deployment another router.
2070426
It was easy to setup for the whole house (3000 sq feet), however this device only acts as extender of the n/w and won't provide routing. I had to buy an external router (Tp-Link) and connect it to my Cox cable modem.
958208
I installed it on my laptop.It comes with soft ware to down load.Had hoped to get another 10 feet of range,but it did nothing for me.I think you need the device that plugs in to the electrical outlet instead.
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I would say the range is about 10 ft or less and it does not go through walls. Mine actually acted up (main unit and remote needed re-syncing every few hours) and I ended up returning it. Otherwise, it seems to be useful if used in a small space.
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My Linksys router is located in our office upstairs and my wife listens to her Infinite Radio in the kitchen on the first floor. It works great - no problems! 30 feet should be no problem at all....
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The short answer is "No." The extender is to be placed at the outer limit of the coverage range of the wireless router. The link between the two is more easily completed if they are close together during the setup, but then in order to extend the range, they must be placed at an effective distance from each other and still be connected wirelessly.
2210768
I have tried with 2 floor and no problem but as per theory if room/ floor has many walls or obstacles then range will be bit less. In that case you can keep router in most open space.
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Mine works up to 20 feet but it also depends on the placement of the unit. I live in an older home and we have noticed the connection is very weak if the wireless/Bluetooth connection is trying to go through a load bearing wall.
1972412
No. This product is not a range extender. It is used to convert a computer without the AC protocol to AC. The problem is probably with your router
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The router works fine. However, I have metal studs in my home and therefore the full power did not reach to the far end of the house. I bought an extender and now have full power everywhere. Easy setup. Just make sure you set up extender plugged in next to your computer and then move it to the location to want....they left out that set. You may not even need an extender.
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My main router is in my basement. I put the extender upstairs, on my first floor which is about 200 feet away from the extender. It reaches another 1,000 feet to our second floor guest rooms. Best purchase we made and the company is extremely helpful.
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Yes that is right, you can just plugin in to an outlet but the extender needs to within range of the router to extend the signal ever further. You will need to install the cd to a wireless computer to activate the extender.
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I put it behind my desktop as wireless receiver, it doesn't work well. Do not recommand for routers since it is kind big.
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No. It is not considered a range extender. I have more than one and once paired to your Z wave hub it has a range (unobstructed) of 100'. Reality is the strength of your homes Wi-Fi can influence this devices capacities greatly.
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I'd get a better Router :)Seriously, place it in the same room you're using (if possible), as range decreases with every layer of material it has to pass through (flooring, ceiling, walls, etc.).This is a basic router, and if you really don't want to stare at your router on a daily basis, you can try putting it in a room adjacent to the main area you normally use. Hiding it in the basement when you're usually upstairs will likely result in you dropping your connection more frequently.Good luck in optimizing your location!Gordon
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There are tunnel protocols that may not function. These are able to pick up and configure to "extend" an existing link. I have a single unit working as an access point off a DLINK wrt and hadn't seen any problems.