TP-Link AC 750 Wifi Range Extender vs. Apple Products // Why Does Internet Drop Out?

[Eye9od]

Greetings, friends.

Hope this is in the right forum:

So, my parents have a big house, but only one router to serve the whole place with Wifi.

My dad acquired two TP-Link AC 750 Range Extenders, which I have setup via WPS, effectively extending the range of the router to cover the whole house.

I have put two extenders in close proximity so as to boost the signal in a part of the house that is quite remote, and while this worked fine for a while, I'm now having issues, which include:

* My MacBook Pro showing that I'm connected via WiFi, but I lose my connection to the internet intermittently, after which it reconnects. I would say I go down every minute or two, then go back up for a few seconds, after which the problem repeats itself;
* My mom's iPad has also dropped out every once in a while;
* My iPhone works for the most part, but I've had rare issues with it too;
* Samsung Smart TV connects fine most of the time, as does PS4

To troubleshoot I have tried to:

* Hard Reset the Extenders and set them up from scratch via WPS;
* Tried to use only one at a time;
* Switch wifi on and off on all devices; sometimes this produces results, sometimes it doesn't.
* Use only one extender; this seems to be a good option, but the remote room has poor connectivity.

Does anyone have any advice? Would it be advisable to manually assign IP addresses to devices via Mac addresses on router?

Thanks!

 

[midkemia]

dont use WPS? use WPA2.

otherwise, just run a network cable between the AP's

 

[Johnatan56]

Greetings, friends.

Hope this is in the right forum:

So, my parents have a big house, but only one router to serve the whole place with Wifi.

My dad acquired two TP-Link AC 750 Range Extenders, which I have setup via WPS, effectively extending the range of the router to cover the whole house.

I have put two extenders in close proximity so as to boost the signal in a part of the house that is quite remote, and while this worked fine for a while, I'm now having issues, which include:

* My MacBook Pro showing that I'm connected via WiFi, but I lose my connection to the internet intermittently, after which it reconnects. I would say I go down every minute or two, then go back up for a few seconds, after which the problem repeats itself;
* My mom's iPad has also dropped out every once in a while;
* My iPhone works for the most part, but I've had rare issues with it too;
* Samsung Smart TV connects fine most of the time, as does PS4

To troubleshoot I have tried to:

* Hard Reset the Extenders and set them up from scratch via WPS;
* Tried to use only one at a time;
* Switch wifi on and off on all devices; sometimes this produces results, sometimes it doesn't.
* Use only one extender; this seems to be a good option, but the remote room has poor connectivity.

Does anyone have any advice? Would it be advisable to manually assign IP addresses to devices via Mac addresses on router?

Thanks!

First thing, disable WPS. https://www.howtogeek.com/176124/wi...-is-insecure-heres-why-you-should-disable-it/
Second, you should run an ethernet cable between them.
The problem you're having is that both access points are broadcasting in the same channel, causing noise, reducing the signal and throughput of both devices.
Use the WiFi scanner on your Macbook and check what the channel interference is like. http://www.letstalk-tech.com/access-wifi-scanner-macos-sierra/

Manually assigned would be dumb, be sure that the extensions are set up as just repeaters, let the main router dish out the IP (DHCP enabled) or you'll probably run into double NAT issues one day.

 

[Eye9od]

Thanks, fellas; got some advice from SauRoN re: giving each device a static IP address, using them as repeaters only and disabling DHCP. I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to all of the terminology and finer details, but managed to work this all out and it seems to have done the trick.

 

[LSC]

We are all set up and configured with the main router which is also TP, and now have the Tp ink extender 850. The extender connects all our other devices, including android, phones, laptops, computers, windows and MacBooks etc. Just the 1 macbook pro running yosemite is not connecting. It finds the extender and requests password which I enter, however it tells me the password is incorrect. ALL the other devices have the same correct password. This one is being refused. I've updated everything, disconnected, reconfigured etc etc. Same "wrong password" message... Any bypass or alternative setting suggestions to connect this Macbook to the extender?