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Can you use 2 wifi extenders at the same time?
Can you use multiple wifi extenders?
Hello there, I just purchased a Wi-Fi extender 7000 and it works great downstairs but the signal is weak upstairs. My question is if I bought another wifi exten...
Yes, you can use 2 extenders with a few caveats.
- Do not wirelessly connect one extender to another. Performance for the second extender will usually be unsatisfactory. Therefore, each extender should connect to the main router.
- Both extenders should not broadcast the same SSID as the main router. This is the default setting but many people often set up an extender to broadcast the same SSID to avoid programming devices with two separate SSIDs. You won't be able to do this with two extenders because there is a risk of them connecting to each other instead of the main router. This restriction doesn't apply if you are able to wire the extenders to the main router via Ethernet (or Powerline).
Hello blnh
Yes you can and you will want each extender to connect directly to the routers wifi network also you may need to rename the SSID on the new extender in setup to cause less issues.
DarrenM
Just confirming that I was able to successfully setup two wifi extenders using the same username and password. The modem is on the second floor. I configured the first unit while the other was unplugged. I added _AC1200 to the 2G and 5G networks. I then unplugged it. I configured the second one adding _AC1900 to the 2G and 5G networks. I plugged in both externders to their respective locations at opposite ends of the house on the first floor. I can easily distinguish all networks.