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Range Extender for Non-Airport Router

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antonlamont45

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Jun 10, 2006
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I have a router which is not an Airport. I have an Airport card in my Mac mini. Right now the reception is spotty, so I would like to get a range extender/repeater to improve the signal.

Can anyone recommend an extender which is EASY to set up with the Mac? I was thinking Airprt xpress but then I read that it doesn't play well with non airport routers. Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks!
 
Well, have you tried any of these?

1. Buy new antennas- It worked slightly for me, not really worth the $20 or so I paid for it at Wal-Mart though.

2. Position the router better?- If this is possible at all, you probably have stuff wired to it so, not likely.. but if everything is wireless try moving it in the middle

3. A signal booster? - I've heard good things about cantennas, not sure if they connect to the routers or computers though. But i've heard it does wonders.

I'm new to Macs so thats pretty much all I can give you, that I know won't have problems due to the airport/router thing.
 
antonlamont45 said:
I have a router which is not an Airport. I have an Airport card in my Mac mini. Right now the reception is spotty, so I would like to get a range extender/repeater to improve the signal.

Can anyone recommend an extender which is EASY to set up with the Mac? I was thinking Airprt xpress but then I read that it doesn't play well with non airport routers. Any suggestions are welcome.

Thanks!
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i recently had to pick up an extender/repeater too
i chose the belkin http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=278082
no setup issues.. works great!
 
antonlamont45 said:
Thanks! --Does it have to be connected to anything (besides power) in extender/repeater mode?


I already bought a more powerful antenna but it doesn't seem to help enough.
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No it just needs power while in repeater mode..
if you wanted it as an access point, you'd need to connect it to your wirless router.
just a tip - turn off all security settings before setup (you'll setup security throught the repeater)
i picked mine up from a zseller on amazon, btw
 
don't get and airport express. it just added a wireless network to my house and has way less reception than my main one.
 
I have been wondering this same question. If you used this belkin repeater, do you actually have to add it to your network? Or does it just automatically grab the signal and repeat it?

In other words, what exactly is involved in the setup?
 
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