

If your router is like this, log in to the settings web page and look for a Wi-Fi menu where you can split the two frequencies into two separate network names. That’s done for convenience, but it means you can’t choose which network to connect to. To do it, you need: an iron wire (0.35-0.4 m), a bolt and a nut, 2 connector blocks, a coaxial cable (nearly 10 m), a water pipe, a plastic container. Many routers combine the two frequencies into one network name. Yes, you can create a mechanism to strengthen your Vodafone network signal on your own. That’s why you might be able to get better range from your router by forcing your phone or laptop to connect to your router’s 2.4GHz network. (Incidentally, this is why 5G is promising such fast speeds, because it uses much higher frequencies-called millimetre wave-but these signals have a tough time getting through glass, trees and even rain.Ģ.4GHz, on the other hand is better at delivering a signal over a greater distance, at slower speeds. The higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength. And 5GHz signals cannot penetrate walls, ceilings, desks, and, yes, people as well as 2.4GHz signals. Many people think the latter is better because it offers faster speeds. Then, I entered “192.168.10.1” into the browser window and the device’s set up screen appeared.Wi-Fi can use one of two frequency bands: 2.4GHz or 5GHz. Using my ThinkPad T470, I connected to the device’s built-in 2.4GHz LAN, transparently called “WiFi-Repeater” network name. Setting up the Super Boost Wireless-N Wi-Fi Repeater doesn’t require using an app or creating an account. Super Boost Wi-Fi Repeater review: Setup and software

Happily, it allows a good assortment of customization options. To its credit, the Super Boost Wireless-N Wi-Fi Repeater can also be an access point that gets its data from a wired connection. It just can’t compare with today’s best (or even mediocre) extenders. Using the Super Boost Wireless-N Wi-Fi Repeater is like driving on a rutted dirt road after cruising down a newly paved freeway. Super Boost Wi-Fi Repeater review: Features If it’s left on, the device might use only $2.30 of electricity over a year if you pay the national average of 13 cents per kilowatt-hour of electricity.

The Super Boost Wireless-N Range Extender used only 2.0 watts of power, making it an efficient extender. Either way, this trickle of data should allow basic Web browsing and email but will likely disappoint on video. It's only slightly better with the extender upstairs from the host and the receiver 40 feet away, where it moved 2.4Mbps. With it set up 40-feet away from the host router on the same floor, the Wireless-N Wi-Fi Repeater was able to send a signal across the house to a receiver 50 feet away but provided only 610Kbps of data.
