How The Booster Works; When To Use Your Booster - NETGEAR WN1000RP User Manual

How the Booster Works

The booster works like a bridge between a WiFi router and a computer or wireless device
outside the wireless router's range. The booster has two main jobs:
1. The booster connects to a WiFi network.
When the booster connects wirelessly to a network, it acts as a network client. This is
similar to how a computer connects to a network.
2. The booster acts as an access point for computers.
The booster has its own wireless network called NETGEAR_EXT that wireless computers
can join. In its role as an access point, the booster performs tasks that wireless routers
do, such as broadcasting its network name (SSID).
The booster needs to do each of these jobs so that both ends of the bridge are in place.
Figure 1. Booster in a home

When to Use Your Booster

NETGEAR recommends that you connect to the booster only when your home network
connection is poor. Because data traffic routed through the booster is inherently slower than
traffic routed directly from the network, the computer should stay on the network if the
connection is good enough. NETGEAR recommends that you connect through the booster
network only when the computer is in a "dead zone" where connection from the network is
poor or non-existent.
WiFi Booster for Mobile WN1000RP
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