Does anyone know if this extender can be accessed by a tablet? We want to extend the signal to the garage so that the tablet can pick up the wifi.
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Probably, if you have wifi it will pick it up. Mine wouldn't pick up anything past my neighbors house. I was testing it for free wifi from a down the road but it didn't work so I returned it.
1812789
No. You must have a USB port and Windows. The driver they provide may not work on some computers and they do not provide technical support so you take your chances when you buy this item.
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See the Netgear Team answer. The usual setup would be: tablet>extender>router>modem>internet.
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Our extenders work with all standard Wi-Fi routers (IEEE and Wi-Fi certified). Unfortunately there are some rare cases where our extenders may not work with non-standard routers or routers with altered firmware such as those from 3rd party sources or proprietary firmware, such as those from certain ISPs. As far as our information goes your unit should have no issues.
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I use wifi extender, to boost the range. Just set it up as you would as wireless adapter, then when it is done. Your wireless phone/devices will pick this one up when it is near.
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As I recall just plug it in. Hold the on button and another one I think. Go online for this model and the set-up is quite simple. There may be a software download needed. During the set-up the extender will identify itself, or create an alternate WiFi access point. This will be your current home WiFi modem name, but with _EXT. Anytime you are near the extender go to WiFi connections and connect to the _EXT WiFi to improve your signal. It is an easy setup and an excellent product.
200546
Not unless you know his password. The extender instructions say that the extender needs to be near the wifi modem to get best signal. Mine was in another room and barely got any signal. I don't recommend buying this product for that. Don't be cheap just buy you some internet;-)
1978455
Yes. I've had very good luck using a powerline-type wi-fi extender. The unit just needs an Ethernet jack to connect to.
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I placed mine 2 floors below my wireless router in my finished basement, and it works fine--my signal strength there was 80%; the distance depends upon the strength of the signal coming from your router; you want to be sure, according to the instructions, that the signal strength at the range extender is at least 70% (it shows you this on the dashboard when you connect to the device). And once you have gone through setup and connected to the extended network, you can unplug the device and try it in different places without having to reconnect. The extender remembers your original settings. Really a freaking nice device, at least for me. Took less than 10 minutes to set up at a leisurely pace.
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I can only say that the building that I work in has wifi. My computer is wifi accessible. The signal in my building wasn't strong enough so I bought the extender to make the weak signal stronger and it worked.
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Yes, but the extenders work off of your main router and not each other. You could not, for example, extend the range by putting multiple extenders in a series. We have put one in our basement and one on the second floor. Both pick up the signal of the main router and give us better coverage. You do, however, have to rename one of the SSIDs for one of the extenders. By default, the extender sends an SSID of MYWIFI_EXT. The second extender would have to be renamed. Instructions for this come with the extender.
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Sorry, I don't know. I had a problem with the router on first floor and my Tv in the basement where the signal strength was poor. I used the D-Link wireless extender to get a better strength on the signal. However I do not think you can do a serial extender setup.
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Follow the procedure in the manual. That worked for me. If you did not get a manual you can download one from the internet. You do have to start with a good signal into the extender. Dick
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I had responded to your question but was talking about my Trendnet N150 wireless router so I deleted that post and replaced it with this one. I did purchase the Trendnet N300 extender but had mixed results with that. If you put the extender far enough away from the wireless router you're using, it may work fine in your situation. The problem I had was my phone and tablet would try to switch back and forth (it picked up both signals) and I wound up losing connections all the time. The only way it worked for me was to put it far away from my wireless ISP router and then only plugged it in while I was in that area of the house. It became such an issue for me that I stopped using it and purchased the Trendnet TEW732-BR (N150 wireless router) and just turned off my ISP router's WIFI function. The TEW732 has an external antenna and the signal worked everywhere in my 2,800 sq ft home. I simply used a network cable from my ISP modem to the Trendnet TEW732/N150 unit and turned off my ISP router's WIFI function. Hope this helps.
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If you have a laptop with WiFi you can try and connect through it to the extender. It will pick up the signal and allow you to enter your pass code. This is just used to extend your signal from your regular WiFi so you will need the pass code and name of your regular WiFi to set it up. If the name of you WiFi is Pete101 then the name for you extender should appear as Pete101_EXT. Hope this helps.
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Paul, I was trying to get full wifi out to my backyard which is only about 50' away, but my problem is I have steel siding on my house instead of wood or vinyl .So I positioned the extender at the nearest wall socket to my sliding glass door to to the back yard as to reflect thru the glass and not my siding. This worked, I didn't have all bars showing but I had the wifi ok. Your standard wifi router (N) should get you at least that far without the extender, standard structure house wood of vinyl siding of course
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From what I've read the extenders just give you a stronger signal for longer distances. Other then that I think you are asking if you need to either buy another unit for three units or if it just gives you a stronger and longer distance control???Don't quite understand the question and am not familiar with the extenders. Maybe a Tech at Amazon can help........
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Actually what Im trying to figure out is how to actually connect to that wifi connection. HOw do I hook up to it with my PC? Or do I actually need something to plug into my laptop that picks up the signal. Im not sure if the tiny laptop I have will automatically pick up a wifi signal if there is one in the area, or If I have to buy some kind of device to hook up to it. And if I need a device, I wouldnt even begin to know what Im looking for.