| Although a wireless transmitter is
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| | frequency and use their power to amplify
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| limited in its range, wireless extension
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| | the signals and rebroadcast them. The
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| points can be installed to boost its
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| | signal is not degraded in this process,
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| signal and make the range of the network
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| | so it can be repeated as many time as
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| much larger. These wireless extension
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| | required.
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| points are commonly known as repeaters.
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| | Theoretically, wireless repeaters could
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| Several companies have started to
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| | be placed in a line for several miles,
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| manufacture wireless repeaters, despite
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| | extending the network out that far, and
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| the fact that these devices are not part
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| | because these extension points don't need
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| of the wireless standard. Wireless
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| | complicated computer technology to
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| repeaters are designed to resolve certain
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| | operate, they are much cheaper than
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| problems with wireless coverage. The
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| | routers or access points. Some companies
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| further away you are from where the
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| | combine repeaters and direction antennas
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| wireless signal originates, the weaker
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| | to link to LANs that are several miles
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| the signal becomes. Eventually, you can't
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| | apart. This is a cheaper method than
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| receive the signal at all, regardless of
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| | worrying about connecting over the
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| what equipment you have. The problem is
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| | Internet or installing their own
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| sometimes addressed by running wires out
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| | underground lines. In the future,
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| as far as the network coverage is
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| | repeater technology could create wireless
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| desired, and then have it 'break out'
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| | networks that cover entire cities.
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| into wireless every now and then using a
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| | As a consumer, you are currently limited
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| wireless access point. This is generally
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| | to getting your repeater from large
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| more trouble than it is worth, since the
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| | manufacturing firms such as Linksys and
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| idea behind a wireless network is to
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| | D-Link. These companies call their
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| avoid installing wires! Wireless
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| | repeaters by different names, including
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| repeaters resolve the problem in a much
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| | Linksys' Range Expander and D-Link's
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| better way.
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| | Range Extender. There are several issues
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| Wireless repeaters work as a relay,
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| | to consider when buying a wireless
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| taking existing wireless signals and
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| | extension point. The most important is to
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| making them stronger. This makes the
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| | make sure that it is compatible with the
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| range of a signal bigger each time. If
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| | equipment you have. Because there is no
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| the repeaters are placed correctly, you
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| | standard for wireless extension points,
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| can move computers a considerable
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| | you're better off staying with the same
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| distance from the wired portion of the
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| | company that makes the rest of your
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| network, the router or access point, for
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| | equipment or at least investigate whether
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| example, without failure. The single
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| | any new equipment will work with your
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| requirement of this arrangement is that
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| | system. You should also find out whether
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| the extension points must overlap; a
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| | an extension point has any Ethernet
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| repeater can't repeat signals that it
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| | ports. While it isn't necessary that this
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| doesn't receive. Since wireless
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| | is included, it is useful if you want to
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| networking signals are essentially radio
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| | connect the extension to a wired network.
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| signals, repeaters take all the radio
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| | This issue arises basically if you want
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| signals they receive on a specific
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| | to connect two LANs in a wireless manner.
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