01-04-2019 04:21 PM - edited 07-05-2021 09:39 AM
Hi
An AP's signal is week, so i added one extender. I got two signals using inSSIDer. Please see attached picture. The upper picture shows the extender's signal strength -35 dBm and its Max rate 144 Mpbs. The low picture shows the AP's signal strength -49dBm and its MAX rate 216. Why the the stronger signal got lower speed? Thank you
01-04-2019 06:01 PM
@wfqk wrote:
so i added one extender.
Yup, that'll be it.
Rule of thumb: Every so-called "extender" cuts the speed by half. The more the "extender" ... the fun ends.
01-05-2019 08:51 AM
Thanks for your reply. so is it better or not we add extender? adding extender will get stronger signal, but lower bandwidth
01-05-2019 11:47 AM
Adding extender will help to extend a coverage, but throughput will decrease.
With extender, clients + extender compete for AP bandwidth. Without extender, only wireless clients compete for AP bandwidth.
HTH
Rasika
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01-05-2019 01:35 PM
01-06-2019 03:59 PM - edited 01-06-2019 03:59 PM
"With extender, clients + extender compete for AP bandwidth --- "
I just added an extender, and i can see my PC is only user which use the extender. How can we say there is some one to compete the bandwidth?
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