RE365 Extender network question

iwaddo77

2024-06-25 10:37:22

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RE365 Extender network question

2024-06-25 10:37:22

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Model: RE365

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We were struggling for a signal out the back of the house so have purchased and installed an RE365 on a Plusnet router.

The phone is now showing two available network SSIDs, the original and the original_EXT.

So connecting to the EXT SSID seems to have improved the signal out the back of the house but what happenes now at the front of the house?

Should the phone switch back and forth between the two SSIDs?

Sorry if this is a dumb question but struggling to understand how the extender improves things.

Thank you for your help

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Joseph-TP

2024-06-26 06:48:04

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Re:RE365 Extender network question

2024-06-26 06:48:04

@iwaddo77

The extender's network source is the router, but it has its own SSID to extend the router's network. So you could connect to EXT Wi-Fi to improve the signal when you're out the back of the house

Of course, if the device moves around the house, the device will need to switch networks between the router and extender. It is recommended that you set the extender's SSID to be the same as the router's to reduce roaming time.

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