

Michael Crider/IDGĪ Netgear Wi-Fi extender. There are wireless extenders available, but those are essentially just repeaters, which I’ll explain next.

At that point, you might want to reconsider and buy a mesh Wi-Fi sytem instead. And depending on the size of your home, you might need to add several Wi-Fi extenders around your house to completely blanket your home with Wi-Fi. The part of the extender system that plugs into your router needs to be relatively close to the router. With a wireless extender setup, location matters. Powerline technology will then take care of the wired connection and your “client” devices-laptops, media streamers, etc.-will establish wireless connections to the extender. You’d then insert the extender itself into a wall outlet where you need better Wi-Fi coverage.
