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Mpatterson5
May 20, 2017Aspirant
Range extender for wgr614 v9
I have a wgr614 v9 routerand i need to buy a range extender, what model do I need to Buy?
4 Replies
- William10aMaster
Also any range extender would work the router is g class router with a max speed of 54mhz an upgrade is heading your one day to at lease a n class router you will lose some of your present wifi speed with a extender. A new router may be the the answer or a wired lan cable to the area needing to be cover and another small router acting as a access point if you need to keep the present router running.
Here is a list of range extenders from Netgear https://www.netgear.com/support/
under home networking there are many to choice from your needs and how much you want to pay will help you make the selection you should not the best model to meet the limits of your router a lower end model should work.
- michaelkenwardGuru - Experienced User
Depending on what you want to do, you could look into powerline devices that double as access points.
Remember, there are several ways of extending your wifi. One is to have a box that listens to the wifi from the wgr614v9 and repeats what is "hears".
The other way is to wire a box to the wgr614v9 to act as its own separate wifi source.
The second way gets rid of the need for a wifi-to-wifi link that may be open to interference. The second way needs a wire to run around the place.
Powerline gets rid of that physical connection by using your mains circuit instead of a wire. It also adds a wired LAN connection that you can use for something like a smart TV.
By the way, the wgr614v9 is now nearly 10 years old. Very much yesterday's technology. It doesn't even do 5GHz wifi. Its LAN sockets are also much slower than modern stuff.
- William10aMaster
I still say a new router is the best bet it would solve many problems. The router you would need depends on what you want to do with it and future plans for your networks. The router you have is very old and out dated.
- Mpatterson5AspirantThanks! I just ordered a new netgear router. I appreciate the advice and help.