That’s because there are more stream of traffic: from the client to the wireless repeater and vice versa, as well as from the repeater to the router and back.įurthermore, be aware that EnGenius has been focused a lot more on its Cloud platform, so its modern wireless APs aren’t really designed to be manually set as WiFi extenders. Sure, it’s easy to set up since you only need to know the SSID and passkey of the network that’s going to be repeated, but the bandwidth is usually halved (in best case scenario). And it’s doable with some models, but be aware that this is the least desirable way to cover your home with WiFi due to the severe bandwidth limitations that are a natural consequence of wireless repeaters.
If you have a spare EnGenius access point around and need to extend your WiFi network without relying on cables, then you may be wondering how can you set up an EnGenius AP as a wireless repeater.
