Increase WLAN range with repeaters

From certain distances or with multiple radio barriers such as walls or floor ceilings, a WLAN-n or – WLAN-ac router will quickly reach the limit of its range. Thus, a connection from the WLAN router in the basement to the notebook or web radio in another floor must overcome at least two storeys and possibly one or two walls. Depending on the structural conditions, connection problems may occur.


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In such a case, a so-called WLAN repeater can be used. These devices extend the wireless network of a WLAN router. To do this, you place the repeater approximately halfway between the WLAN router and the terminal. In the example given, this would be the ground floor, which is halfway between the basement and the first floor.


The WLAN repeater first connects to the WLAN router as a conventional WLAN client. The WLAN client on the first floor in turn connects to the WLAN repeater on the ground floor. In this way, the repeater routes all data from the WLAN router in the basement to the device on the first floor and vice versa.


A market overview of current WLAN repeater models can be found in our picture gallery