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You must have heard of range extenders, right? What you also may have heard of is Repeaters or Boosters. Now if you were to make a choice between these, you probably would scratch your head and say what’s the difference? They all sound like the same. But my friend, here is where you get wrong. Range extenders are different from repeaters. How?

In this article, we’ll tell you what range extenders are, and how they help you.

Range Extenders

Imagine you or surfing on the internet using a router that is fixed to a wall outlet. You want to move to the other room but cannot take your router with you because you cannot move the wall outlet with you. Now, if you want to use the internet at the other place, there needs to be done something. And this is where range extenders come in- allowing you to extend the range of your original router so you can use the internet wherever you wish to.

This was just an example but in technical terms, a range extender is defined as a device that is connected to the router using coaxial cables with a motive to extend the internet signals to a place so desired.

How can a range extender be of help?

As clear from the example above, they’ll let you have access to the internet at your desired location, without deteriorating the quality of the signal. Now when we say without deteriorating the quality, we actually mean, the signal is regenerated and not just passed on as it is. This is what makes out the difference between a range extender and a repeater.

A range extender receives the signals from a  router, amplifies it, and then generates its own new network and transmits those signals to devices available. Whereas, a repeater receives the signals and transmits the same quality of signals ahead without creating a new network.

How to choose the right range extender for you?

There are certain things to keep in mind when you are looking to get a range extender for yourself.

Frequency

Single-band 2.4 GHz or Dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz are types available in range extenders. A majority of range extenders work on a single 2.4GHz band, though some advanced models may support dual-band. If you are looking to get the one for you, selecting the one with dual-band support is the best option.

Standards

IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n or IEEE 802.11 b/g/n or IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac are wireless standards which a range extender needs to be compliant with. The easiest thing to do and not get confused in this terminology is to choose a universal range extender that works with any 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac standards. If your range extender is universal, it will easily pair with a router of almost any brand.

Security

A majority of range extenders now support WPA2-PSK network security protocols, though it is always a good thing to check if it actually does.

Ports

Now, this totally depends upon individual choice. You may or may not want to connect your range extender to multiple devices. If so, you can go with the ones that come with multiple LAN ports and WLAN facility as well. This will allow you to connect the device not only to old computers that do not support wireless connectivity but also the new laptops or mobile devices.

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