anyone have experience with wifi extenders?

I run all apple products, but my set up has one central base router. Then I use 3 older routers that take the signal from the central router and send out another signal. My main router is more than enough to cover what I need, but I use the small ones for components that need a hardline.

 

@Buku is this the same for my Apex in the far room. Will a Apex run off of a router. So I don't have to run lines threw my house?

 

Great idea. What do you use to have the older routers receive the signal from the central router?

 

Yup thats exactly what I do. I live above my bar and my central router is in the bar. I have 3 tanks all over my apartment above, so I tether all the routers together. Each of my APEXs are plugged into an extra router so they are all connected to the internet.

 

Thank you! Thought I was going to have run a cord all the way threw the house!
#Lifesaver

 

My central router is a 1TB Apple Time Capsule so I can backup all of my computers to a central backup. Then for my extra routers I just buy cheap used apple airports.

 

Is your tv not equipped with WIFI? If you need to a hardline to the tv an extender will work instead of drilling holes. Im not sure what to use aside from apple products. But as long as you're not going a long distance I don't see the point in dropping a lot of money in one. Just buy a used a extender to tether into your existing router. It will all be wireless. I spent a fair amount on my main router then I bought used routers for $20 a piece.

 

I will look once i get off work. I know there are some that are fairly cheap. How many ports do you need? Also how strong is the wifi signal normally where you want an extender at?

 

Well you won't need a time capsule if you don't plan on using it to back up your computer. I'm not for sure if Apple products with tether with other brands. I'll look it up after I get done with work. If you don't plan on backing it up you could get 2 older apple airports for $40. I'll still look for an option to tether into your belkin you have already.

 

Well a good application for that is when you need to extend wifi to another building. I've set some of my customers up with a system like that because they needed wifi in their garage but it wouldn't reach from the house to the garage since it was steel siding. So they had a central router then another router that worked as an extender. It grabs the signal then redisperses the signal so it can go farther. So since it's going to be in your house yet you don't need to get an expensive one to boost your signal. Just one you can plug into. In which a cheaper one will do just fine.

 

Following along here. Using Windows on a Netscape router so may need to research the differences from Apple.

 

I'll be done in about an hour then I'll see what I can find on Amazon.