Is there any reason I cannot use a wifi extender with my home internet service?
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Did the ethernet cable go from the gateway to the airport?
I can confirm the BrosTrend AC1200 works with both the 2.4 and 5 GHZ, The problems are it’s slow and it adds a -ext to your SIDD so you have to logon. Works for a light switch or an alarm system. But not so well for a security camera.
Right now I am trying a eero pro6 I bought from Amazon on prime day sale. I have been having problems with it and right now testing it in Bridge mode.
I use a separate EAP1250 access point nowhere near the router and it works fine. I just hooked it up to an ethernet connection via a switch on the same LAN as the router. I configured it with a static IP address which works with the router’s fixed subnet and basically ignore the Wifi that came with it. This seems to work well and has a much better signal in my home and garage (for the wifi enabled sprinkler control). It isn’t mounted to the roof, just next to the switch.
EAP1250 - Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2 AC1300 Compact Indoor Wireless AP
I expect this will work with any standalone access point which doesn’t just retransmit another signal.
I don’t know what you just said but I want it if it works. I have no clue about networking,subnets,static IP’s etc, will this work for dummies? Lol I’ve gotten a Linksys, TP Link and net gear extenders and none work.
Can you provide details on how you set it up and any settings you changed on the gateway?
Thanks!
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Should be SSID
5GHZ is more than fast enough to play videos, online browsing, emails, etc. At least with the Netgear device I listed above. But, after doing further research, using the USB-C to access the Ethernet Port is like shoving a busy 4 lane highway into two lanes. Bottom line, the Belkin adapter I listed above doesn’t work. Next, I’ll try using the Extender switch rather than the access port and mount it in between the router and my shop,
I'm having a problem getting my Wavlink Wifi Extender to work with my T-Mo Nokia Gateway in repeater mode. I can get the repeater to connect to the gateway just fine, but it won't connect through to the internet. It seems the gateway won't assign an IP address to the repeater. Any suggestions?
I have a AirPort Extreme hooked to my T-Mobile Gateway and I’m using it to extend my network to my bedroom which struggles to cover all of my upstairs. It works for all my normal browsing on all devices but for some reason it causes my SONOS speakers to drop connections pretty frequently and also when I am using Microsoft Remote Desktop to connect to my work Cloud Server it drops that connection all the time which is super frustrating. I have to unplug the Airport during my work hours so I don’t have the drops. I wish I could figure this out. I don’t recall this being an issue with the previous t-mobile gateway. When I set the Airport up I just told it to create a new network and told gave it the same SSID as my T-Mobile gateway with same passcode so all devices could just hop to both devices with out having to connect to a different SSID. If anyone is having my issues I’d love to hear if you have a solution.
My one experience was w. a Netgear extender. Not only was speed cut almost in half - but the signal emanating therefrom had a slightly diff. name. Couldn’t set up a whole home speaker system because of lack of similar name. Got the mesh system at that point.
Have you added a range extender to yours? I just got this device and I need to extend my range.
Nothing yet. I have an extender coming from Amazon next week. It will be trial error I guess.
Did you ever get anything to work?
Did you ever get an answer? I’m wondering the same thing. Thanks
Did you ever find anything out? I also have the new TMobile internet and due to the my upload speed being less than 2mbps (absolutely ridiculous) I am unable to my security system being that cameras required at least a 10 upload speed. I have spoke with CS for hours and got nowhere? I was told that it should be at least 15 but I have never seen it above 6 in my house. I'm so disappointed being that I had Cox Gigablast before switching and was told that it would match or exceed them...
We just got new TMobile home internet and I’m super upset. Spent an hour on the phone trying to connect my canon printer (it works through WPS and don’t ask me why the number/letter key pad won’t work like a phone…but even if it did and had upper/lower case letters, you can’t get special characters and who just uses all CAPITAL letters for passwords these days?). TMobile gateways don’t have a WPS button. So I purchased a TP-Link Router with a WPS button figuring I’d plug it in, set it up and I’d be good. Alas! So it’s go back to XFINITY and get reliable speeds and a WPS button or go buy all new security cameras and a new printer…I love you guys but I’m a 56 yr old disabled flight attendant who’s lucky to know what a router is so all the tech’ talk just leaves me utterly flabbergasted.
I use a separate EAP1250 access point nowhere near the router and it works fine. I just hooked it up to an ethernet connection via a switch on the same LAN as the router. I configured it with a static IP address which works with the router’s fixed subnet and basically ignore the Wifi that came with it. This seems to work well and has a much better signal in my home and garage (for the wifi enabled sprinkler control). It isn’t mounted to the roof, just next to the switch.
EAP1250 - Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2 AC1300 Compact Indoor Wireless AP
I expect this will work with any standalone access point which doesn’t just retransmit another signal.
I don’t know what you just said but I want it if it works. I have no clue about networking,subnets,static IP’s etc, will this work for dummies? Lol I’ve gotten a Linksys, TP Link and net gear extenders and none work.
It’s a discontinued product. I just looked.
Is there any reason I cannot use a wifi extender with my home internet service?
II've tried two different TP Link extenders and neither one would see the 5G band, if you find an extender that works with the T-Mobile gateway please let me know! Thanks if I find out I'll add to this post
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I was very interested to read ofyour success connecting Apple Airports as I need to do the same to reach all parts of my house. What configuration changes did you have to make to the Ethernet-connected AirPort? SSID and password same as T-M Gateway or different? Change mode from Create Network? Change IP address range, disable DHCP?, etc.
I can’t get Netgear or TP-Link extenders to work. Blocks main 2.4 connection until I turn off extender. Tried the factory reset twice on each one. Probably some tiny simple but can figure it out. Any suggestions?
Still having issues with this. Cannot get three different extenders to work. It’s not related to the 10 device limit either. I can get the extender to work with TMobile Hotspot though. Just not Home Internet. Any suggestions?
I’ve tested with success using my two Apple AirPort Extreme routers. First test was a short ethernet cable to the first AIrPort and wireless to the second AriPort. That worked fine. Then I set it up connecting one AirPort to the Gateway with a long Ethernet cable (in the walls in my house already). That works fine too. No noticeable signal loss. I don’t see anyway to connect any router or extender to the Gateway without an ethernet cable.
Can you give some details on how you setup your AirPort Extreme. I was trying to use one of mine to extend my network and I am running into issues.
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I did not do anything special. I connected one Airport to the T-Mobile gateway with an Ethernet cable, and I set up the other Airport as a wireless extension of the network. I have since stop using the Airports and I sold them. I did a bunch of testing placing the Gateway in different locations in my large house. I found that smack dab in the middle is the best. I get better speeds with it there even though the signal gets reduced on the outer fringes of the house. I cannot connect to my network if I am in my concrete bunker storage room, but that’s ok since I don’t spend much time in there.
The best solution will be the time when T-Mobile offers some type of Mesh extender(s). I see this in my IP web address setup, and on the Home Internet apps too.
Hmmmmm….I would like to have one too. But it would need to be explained how to install it step by step…for dummies!
Reply to MisterK on connecting AirPort Extreme to T-M Gateway.
Great to hear you did not have to do anything special when plugging in the Airport Extreme, but were the SSID and password the same or different?
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