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Which is better: Netgear AC750 vs WNDR4300 set up as repeater
I currently have a Netgear WNDR4300 router installed upstairs in a two-story house. Using iPhone 4S phones downstairs on the Wi-Fi network I'm experiencing lots of dropouts from the Wi-Fi connection. ...
Thanks for the input. The reason I considered the WNDR4300 as a repeater is because the user manual has instructions on setting it up as a repeater.
My goal is to get a stronger signal downstairs so that my iPhone 4S stops losing the Wifi connection which is causing me to go over my data limit and incur additional charges.
I hope an extender will do that... Overkill or not.
My goal is to get a stronger signal downstairs so that my iPhone 4S stops losing the Wifi connection which is causing me to go over my data limit and incur additional charges.
I hope an extender will do that... Overkill or not.
The big caveat with using the WNDR4300 as a repeater is that you cannot using WPA/WPA2 security. Look at the manual and it will say that you must use either WEP or no security at all. WEP is fundamentally insecure, so it's as good as no security. An extender is a purpose-built repeater that fully supports WPA2 security.
