Wifi extender

gt568

I have the latest Homehub but in my house I have areas at the extremities that has a poor signal.

Are these any good to boost the range or is it a con?

http://connectedhome.bt.com/product/bt-dual-band-wi-fi-extender-610/

Oblivion

Not used one so can't comment of their effectiveness, but if you do decide to get one you can save yourself a tenner at Amazon.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/BT-Dual-Band-Wi-Fi-Extender-Booster/dp/B00X7H35WI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451207821&sr=8-1&keywords=bt+dual-band+wi-fi+extender+610

gt568

Also do they use the same network name or do you have to switch between the router and extender?

EssexExile

I find the problem with it is that my main PC gets confused by the signal from Homehub & the signal from this. As the wife only uses the extender at night I turn it off during the day & everything is fine.

gt568

Anyone else have any experience of these?

Browntoa

Got the old one , same problem as above , if my wireless printer connects to the extender instead of the hub it stops working until I switch it back

gt568

Reference the confusion issues....

As they are on slightly different SSIDs why is there a confusion issue? I'd planned to connect a non-mobile device to the strongest signal, the extender, and not the hub?

Sorry if I'm missing something.

securityguy

"As they are on slightly different SSIDs why is there a confusion issue?"

Why on earth would you have them on different SSIDs?

gt568

Because they broadcast as BTHUB5 and BTHUB5-EXT according to the blurb?

esuhl

securityguy wrote: »

Why on earth would you have them on different SSIDs?

One reason that I had to was because one access point was using WPA, while the other used WPA2, meaning that clients struggled to switch between the two.

Does anyone know how clients decide when to switch to the other network if you use the same SSIDs on two access points? Do they check the signal strength, say, every minute and switch if the other signal is stronger? And does that cause any noticeable delays for network users?

EssexExile

gt568 wrote: »

As they are on slightly different SSIDs why is there a confusion issue?Sorry if I'm missing something.

I've no idea. If the extender is switched on my PC has trouble connecting to the net. If it's switched off it works fine. It hasn't told me why.