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brad130810's avatar
brad130810
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Oct 16, 2021

Nightawk

How do i pick a WAP that would be suited to my router i have just brought? What would be best? 

 

Please help.

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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    You didn't give us much to go on. 

    What size are you looking to cover? 

    what are you planning on using it for? 

    What all features are you looking at? 

    Are you wiring it in as an access point or are you looking at a simple extender? 

    Whats your budget? 

     

    You can go through the netgear access points and filter it based on your requirements. 

    Wireless Access Points - Wifi Access Points | NETGEAR

  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User

    brad130810 wrote:

    How do i pick a WAP that would be suited to my router i have just brought? 

     


    The model in your footer is not a router, but a modem router. No matter, the question still works here.

     

    It probably doesn't make much difference, but it does mean that you have to be careful in what you buy.

     

    As plemans says, your question is a bit vague.

     

    Do you really want an access point? That usually means something wired to your router.

     

    If the idea is to make the wifi travel further, then maybe what you want is a wifi extender. These can usually operate in either AP mode or as a wifi repeater.

     

    This is where to check those out:

     

    WiFi Boosters & Extenders | Wifi Range Extenders | NETGEAR