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    Wi-Fi Extender FAQ v1 1209

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    The document discusses using a Wi-Fi extender to eliminate dead zones and extend Wi-Fi coverage throughout a home or office. It answers common questions about Wi-Fi extenders, such as their effect on performance, optimal placement between the router and dead zone, and using multiple extenders. While extenders can reduce speeds slightly compared to the router, they provide wireless access where there was none before. The best location maximizes overlap between the router and extender signals, as indicated by the extender's LED display.

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    Wi-Fi Extender FAQ v1 1209

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    The document discusses using a Wi-Fi extender to eliminate dead zones and extend Wi-Fi coverage throughout a home or office. It answers common questions about Wi-Fi extenders, such as their effect on performance, optimal placement between the router and dead zone, and using multiple extenders. While extenders can reduce speeds slightly compared to the router, they provide wireless access where there was none before. The best location maximizes overlap between the router and extender signals, as indicated by the extender's LED display.

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    The document discusses using a Wi-Fi extender to eliminate dead zones and extend Wi-Fi coverage throughout a home or office. It answers common questions about Wi-Fi extenders, such as their effect on performance, optimal placement between the router and dead zone, and using multiple extenders. While extenders can reduce speeds slightly compared to the router, they provide wireless access where there was none before. The best location maximizes overlap between the router and extender signals, as indicated by the extender's LED display.

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    Wi-Fi Extender FAQ v1 1209

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    The document discusses using a Wi-Fi extender to eliminate dead zones and extend Wi-Fi coverage throughout a home or office. It answers common questions about Wi-Fi extenders, such as their effect on performance, optimal placement between the router and dead zone, and using multiple extenders. While extenders can reduce speeds slightly compared to the router, they provide wireless access where there was none before. The best location maximizes overlap between the router and extender signals, as indicated by the extender's LED display.

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    Wi-Fi Extender_FAQ

    Q1: Why you need a Wi-Fi extender? What is the advantage of using a Wi-Fi extender?
    A: The advantage of a Wi-Fi extender is extended Wi-Fi coverage, in comparison with Wi-Fi coverage from a
    router only. Wi-Fi dead zones can be eliminated, enabling you to use your wireless devices anywhere
    in your home or office.
    Extend Wi-Fi signal to dead zone

    Routers Wi-Fi coverage

    Good signal,
    excellent Wi-Fi
    performance

    Dead zones:
    very poor signal
    or no signal

    previous dead zones


    are eliminated by
    extenders Wi-Fi signal.


    Q2: Whats the best location to place the Wi-Fi extender?
    A: The best location to place the Wi-Fi extender is one which is an open space, roughly in the middle
    between your router and the Wi-Fi dead zone, and where the Wi-Fi extender LED displays an
    Excellent signal strength. Please consider that Wi-Fi performance can be affected by
    environmental factors such as the thickness and proximity of walls, or interference from other
    devices such as microwaves or wireless telephones, and choose the location of your extender
    accordingly.
    Routers Wi-Fi coverage

    Extenders Wi-Fi coverage

    Dead zone

    Q3: Does using a Wi-Fi extender affect the performance of my Wi-Fi connection?
    A: Wi-Fi extender will not effect to your original Wi-Fi performance, but between the Wi-Fi extender
    and your wireless device, test speed is possible to be reduced in comparison to Wi-Fi
    performance between a wireless device and your router.
    This is a standard limitation of all Wi-Fi extenders, regardless of brand/manufacturer, and is
    unavoidable due to the nature of Wi-Fi communication systems. Although performance may
    differ from that of your router, a Wi-Fi extender can still provide Wi-Fi coverage and good
    wireless performance where there was previously none.

    Q4: When connecting to Wi-Fi extender, why sometimes speed is slower than connecting to
    router?
    A: This is Wi-Fi standard specification. Wi-Fi is a Half duplex communication system. Halfduplex systems only allow communication in one direction at a time (e.g. walkie talkies), as
    opposed to Full-duplex systems which allow simultaneous communication in both directions
    (e.g. land-line telephones).

    Full Duplex
    (send & receive simultaneously)

    WiFi is Half Duplex

    Wi-Fi connections require data to be transmitted back and forth between routers, extenders and
    clients. The nature of a Half-duplex communication system means that essentially, when data
    has to travel further, it takes longer. Consequently, with the addition of a Wi-Fi extender into a
    network, performance between the extender and the client is affected. Performance directly
    between the router and a wireless client though, remains unchanged.

    (Throughput=byte/time)

    Throughput

    Router

    Client

    Router

    extender

    Client

    Time
    During any one time slot , only one station is able to transmit at a time. The Wi-Fi extender functions Store and
    Forward. The internet data transmitted and received between the router and client takes 1x of time, but when the
    data goes to the extender, to the client and back to the router, the path and time is longer.


    Q5: Can I use one extender after another extender?
    A: Yes, its possible but not recommended. Wi-Fi performance will be affected.

    Q6: If I am in a location where the signal from the extender and the router are both available,
    and the signal strength is the same from both devices, which one should I connect to?
    A: If the signal strength is the same, we recommend that you connect to your router, and not to the
    Wi-Fi extender because your router can provide enough performance. We only recommends you
    connect to extender when your Wi-Fi device is in the dead zones where connection is very poor
    or no Wi-Fi signal.


    Q7: What is the meaning of extenders signal LED?
    A: Extenders signal LED can indicate signal strength between router and extender. We suggest you to
    place extender by checking signal LED. The best location to place the Wi-Fi extender when
    extenders signal LED is steady on
    Recommend Extender Location:
    Only extended enough coverage to eliminate dead zones. Do not move extender
    too far away from router

    Excellent

    Normal

    Not recommended

    Extenders signal LED is on which


    represents an excellent signal & speed

    Significantly extended further coverage but


    with normal speed.
    Extenders signal LED is blinking slowly

    Although Wi-Fi coverage is extended by a


    greater distance, the two signals are barely
    overlapping, meaning the signal to the
    extender is weak. The green area will
    subsequently offer a very poor performance.
    Extenders signal LED is fast blinking

    In this scenario, the


    extender can not
    function

    The extender is not within


    range of the router, and can
    not receive a Wi-Fi signal
    Extenders signal LED is off

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