When To Use Your Range Extender - NETGEAR WN3000RP User Manual

The range extender must do each of these jobs so that both ends of the bridge are in place.
Figure 3. Range Extender in a home

When to Use Your Range Extender

NETGEAR recommends that you connect to the range extender only when your home
network connection is poor. Because data traffic routed through the range extender 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 range extender network only when the computer is in a "dead zone" where
connection from the network is very poor or non-existent.
The range extender LEDs can help you tell if the extender is correctly set up and working as
it should.
• The best performance is delivered when both the Link Rate LED and the PC to Extender
Connection LED are green.
• A workable performance is delivered when the Link Rate LED is amber and the PC to
Extender Connection LED is green.
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Universal WiFi Range Extender WN3000RP