Looking to beef up your Wi-Fi network? A wireless range extender is a less expensive alternative to a new router. (Some can ...

She’s had WiFi for the past year and my extender has always picked up the signal no problem. Up until a week ago when she got a new router. So my question is, how do I reconnect my extender?

What Are the Best WiFi Range Extenders? We’ve rounded up the best WiFi range extenders that you can buy online right now, based on ease of use, ease of setup and overall performance.

The Linksys Extender Setup Process To set up a Linksys extender, first make sure you have the Wi-Fi name, security settings, password and broadcast channel for your router.

A range extender must overlap the original wi-fi coverage area in order to pick up a signal, and that connection becomes the theoretical maximum speed of a connection via the extender.

TUAW recently received a compact Wi-Fi Range Extender from Amped Wireless -- the REC10 (US$79.99) -- and ran it through some tests to see how easy it was to set up and also how well it worked.

The Netgear AC750 WiFi Range Extender EX6100 extends an existing Wi-Fi network for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz clients simultaneously. You can use it as both a bridge and as a dual-band access point.

Wi-Fi range extenders connect to your existing wireless setup and help to expand its reach far beyond where your existing router can beam out Internet connections.

To anyone stuck at home with a slow, spotty internet connection, WiFi range extenders sound very appealing. You buy one for as little as $30, plug it into an outlet, and your problem is solved.

How to Set Up a Wi-Fi Range Extender Not very long ago, setting up a range extender required some technical expertise and patience to find the best location (ideally halfway between the router and ...