WiFi range extender

[peyperj]

Hi guys, I came here to hopefully find some answers.

I have fibre 50mbps up and down at home.

I use an Asus Rt-ac88u as my router.

I used a Netgear WN2000RPT range extender and it worked fine. It gave me speeds of 38mbps via extender. Now a month later nothing can connect to the Netgear WN2000RPT.

Just purchased an Asus Rp-ac52 range extender. Now it only gives me 10-12mbps via extender.

Is there Netgear just a beast compare to the Asus or am I doing something wrong.

Also did a complete reset on Netgear. Setup from scratch, still no luck connecting any device to the Netgear extender. I think it had many years of service and decided to tap out.

Thanks in advance guys.

Cheers

 

[Muttley]

So firstly - range extenders are terrible things.

Having said this, I would check that both devices are on the same Wi-Fi Channel. IE: both must be on Channel 1

Generally, range extenders halve the performance (So if you've got a 50Mb line, expect 25Mb from the extender at best) so if you can, take it back for a refund and rather go the route of installing a wired Access Point in. Look at something like the UniFi AC Lite/AC Long Range - super simple to setup with the mobile app so don't let anyone scare you off.

 

[Gezaroon]

So firstly - range extenders are terrible things.

Having said this, I would check that both devices are on the same Wi-Fi Channel. IE: both must be on Channel 1

Generally, range extenders halve the performance (So if you've got a 50Mb line, expect 25Mb from the extender at best) so if you can, take it back for a refund and rather go the route of installing a wired Access Point in. Look at something like the UniFi AC Lite/AC Long Range - super simple to setup with the mobile app so don't let anyone scare you off.

Agreed, range extenders suck. Bought a tp-link TL-WA850 range extender for a TP link router and its acts more as a frustration than help. I find it has perfect range but somehow it slows down the speed dramatically.

 

[Dolby]

You should get a mesh actually.

You're looking at around R4,500.00 below, but keep in mind :

* You're not going to get a cheaper mesh!
* Outperforms many other systems!
* There are 3 of these nodes - essentially only R1,500.00 each
* 802.11ac (3x3) and 802.11n (2x2) with through put on both at 1,600Mbit

http://www.airties.com/product-4920.html

 

[Hamish McPanji]

You should get a mesh actually.

You're looking at around R4,500.00 below, but keep in mind :

* You're not going to get a cheaper mesh!
* Outperforms many other systems!
* There are 3 of these nodes - essentially only R1,500.00 each
* 802.11ac (3x3) and 802.11n (2x2) with through put on both at 1,600Mbit

http://www.airties.com/product-4920.html

Actually, since he's already got a compatible Asus router, he can go for Aimesh from Asus : https://www.asus.com/AiMesh/ . They released the software earlier this year and works with certain existing WiFi royters

 

[Dolby]

Whew. Didn't realise the router you had.

I take my advice back

 

[peyperj]

Thanks guys. Will definitely look into your recommendations.

 

[TheFriendlyGhost]

So firstly - range extenders are terrible things.

Having said this, I would check that both devices are on the same Wi-Fi Channel. IE: both must be on Channel 1

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Wrong - that will create a dead zone. Range extenders usually default to either an 11, or a 14 - see link below. Were the wave lengths overlap, those are dead zones. Let the extender use it's default settings. Rather take a laptop, switch the extender off and walk away from the router. This way you will be able to see on the signal indicator on the laptop where the signal drops. walk back to were it moves back to a full signal and that is where you should place the extender

https://www.google.co.za/search?q=wifi+channel+width&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjLj5mhpJTZAhWLKMAKHRv1C_4Q_AUICigB&biw=1242&bih=602#imgrc=eQkRjsIBj2ok7M:

 

[BluStorm]

I use an Asus Rt-ac88u as my router.

hmm, I just bought one of these due to the fabled range it would provide, but if you're looking for a range extender, either you have a REALLY big house, or the range was all lies...

 

[Dolby]

Maybe investigate the mesh for your router above?

I'm getting 1Gb+ wireless in my small place. But even in a large place, people are getting quick speeds for WiFi

 

[rawoke]

I would stay away from the "range-extenders" mesh or Ethernet-over-powerlines (not to be confused with POE)

 

[peyperj]

Thanks guys

 

[peyperj]

hmm, I just bought one of these due to the fabled range it would provide, but if you're looking for a range extender, either you have a REALLY big house, or the range was all lies...

No the range is extremely good. My router is just in my study and it's inside the cupboard. My neighbour across the road two houses down has the same router. I even picked up his SSID.
So no need to worry about it range on that beast.

 

[Lupus]

So firstly - range extenders are terrible things.

Having said this, I would check that both devices are on the same Wi-Fi Channel. IE: both must be on Channel 1

Generally, range extenders halve the performance (So if you've got a 50Mb line, expect 25Mb from the extender at best) so if you can, take it back for a refund and rather go the route of installing a wired Access Point in. Look at something like the UniFi AC Lite/AC Long Range - super simple to setup with the mobile app so don't let anyone scare you off.

Uhmm no, a range extender halves the performance of the wifi signal, not your connection. So if you were getting 250Mb/s close to the router, you'd end up getting 125 with the range extender, unless you were on a 1Gb/s connection you're speed from there should still be relatively the same. I'm currently using a Totolink range extender and the wifi speed has dropped but my connection speed is still roughly the same.