When To Use Your Extender; How The Extender Works; Support For The 801.11Ac Networking Standard - NETGEAR EX6200v2 User Manual

When to Use Your Extender

We recommend that you connect to the extender only when your WiFi network connection is
poor. Data traffic routed through the extender is inherently slower than traffic routed directly
from the network.

How the Extender Works

The extender works like a bridge between a WiFi router (or a WiFi access point) and a
WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device outside the range of the WiFi router. The extender
performs two main jobs:
• The extender connects to a WiFi network that is up and running.
When the extender connects over WiFi to an existing network, it functions as a network
client, similar to how a WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device connects to a network.
• The extender acts as an access point for WiFi-enabled computers and mobile devices.
The extender broadcasts its own WiFi network that WiFi-enabled computers or mobile
devices can join. In its role as an access point, the extender performs tasks that WiFi
routers do, such as broadcasting its network name (SSID).
The extender must do each of these jobs so that both ends of the bridge are in place.
WiFi range extender
Boosts the range of
your existing WiFi and
creates a stronger
signal in hard-to-reach
areas.
Figure 4. Range extender in a home

Support for the 801.11ac Networking Standard

The extender supports the 802.11ac networking standard. This new standard offers better
speed, improved reliability, and more range than older WiFi networking standards. The
extender is backward compatible with earlier WiFi standards. However, to get the benefits of
802.11ac, your WiFi router must support the 802.11ac WiFi networking standard.
AC1200 WiFi Range Extender
Get to Know Your Extender
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Existing WiFi
Sometimes your
router does not
provide the WiFi
coverage that you
need.