WiFi Extenders vs WiFi Mesh
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Extenders
WiFi Extenders create additional WiFi networks that devices connect to when they are out of range of the primary network.? Essentially if you add 2 WiFi extenders you are adding 2 WiFi networks.??
This means that each time a device in your home loses coverage from one WiFi network and connects to another it needs to authenticate and connect each time.? So as you move around the house, your device is continually disconnecting/reconnecting to the various WiFi networks.
This can lead to buffering, slow performance, and overall frustration as the experience is far from seamless.??
Mesh WiFi
There is the main device (primary node) connected to your modem or whatever your ISP provided you to connect to their infrastructure.? Then you have additional devices, or nodes, that connect to the primary node and deliver the same WiFi network throughout the whole home.? This means that as devices move around the house they don’t disconnect/reconnect to different WiFi networks… they stay connected to the same network!
In order to determine if you need a Mesh WiFi network you can consider the size of your home and current WiFi setup… or you can get professional help and contact me [email protected]
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1 年Thanks Adam Warrington for these helpful tips. I have a question: The latest version of WiFi routers presents the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands with a single network name. Many of my WiFi devices need to be on the same band to stream, but inevitably they end up on different bands. Think Sonos, iPhones, Computers, TV's etc. Is there anything I can do (short of re-naming the router bands)? Note that my Sonos only works on 2.4...