Boost Your Internet Speed by Using a Wi-Fi Extender with a Cable 

Gary you are a diamond. Thank you for this very clear video about wifi extenders and how they work wired. It is what I have been wanting to do, but haven't been able to find a video that showed me that...until now. I am a new subscriber and will watch some more of your videos. Very happy subscriber🙂

Thanks for explaining the ethernet cable. I haven’t found any other site that was able to explain it as effectively.

So at the end of the day it's just to get the wifi signal as close to your devices as possible. No magical configuration using a wifi access point over Ethernet.

I appreciate the super fast intro and that you fully explained how this works. Thanks!

Some basics for speeding up your wifi. 1. Get as many devices as possible cabled to the Router (via a switch if necessary). Less devices on wifi mean more of the wifi pie available for the remaining devices. 2. Despite MU-MIMO, as a rule, Wifi router/access points (I'll call them AP from now on) can only talk to one connected wifi device at a time. So if its talking to your phone, its not talking to your TV at the same time. 3. Wifi is half duplex (even Wifi6/802.11.AX ) So that means your wifi AP can either talk, or it can listen, it can't do both at the same time. It hides this and point 2 by chopping between devices as quick as it can. To give the illusion of doing lots of things at the same time. 4. if you have an extender connected to your router by Wifi, note points 2/3 above. Can you see that having strong wifi, doesn't mean you will get a lot of data through the repeater? So basically, your phone asks for data from the extender, this has to stop and listen to your request, then wait for the Router to go into "listen" mode and talk to it, all this reduces bandwidth and increases latency. So as Gary says, using a wire, means more data. 5. Routers are sold via the Snakeoil method. "AC 5300", makes you think you can connect at 5300? Nope, it means it has two 5GHz bands one 2.4Ghz, and they've added together the maximum theoretical link speeds to come up with 5300..... Think about it, if a Router could really transfer 5.3Gigabits why would it have one gigabit ports (1Gb) . 6. 1Gb ethernet is full duplex, so wired devices can talk and listen at the same time. And its not generally subject to interference. 7. Move your slowest wifi devices to a separate network if you can, as I have explained above, APs can't talk and listen at the same time, so if you have a slow wifi device asking for a lot of data, the AP will be stuck talking to that device and your other devices will have to wait. If your Router has a setting called "Airtime Fairness" switch it on. (It prevents one slow device hogging the wifi pie). 8. Remember 5.0GHz is much faster then 2.4GHz, but think of them like this, 5. is a great big wide hosepipe that's 12 inches wide but only 20 feet long, if you turn the tap on it will flow a hell of a lot of water a short distance, 2.4 is a long thin hosepipe that's one inch wide and 50 feet long, it will flow much less water, but will take it a longer distance. Now imagine that your data is water. Specifics 2.4Ghz, set to 20Mhz channel width, dont be tempted by 40Mhz ..... Channels 1, 6 and 11 are the best channels to use. google is your friend if you want to know why. 5.0Ghz, set to 80Mhz channel width and enable DFS, (if you live near an airport, this might not work). Now select channels as follows, 36, and 149.... If your wifi has a "Band steering mode" turn that on, it will automatically steer devices that need a lot of data to 5.0 and slow devices to 2.4 If you have a few APs, adjust their power, if your APs and devices support Fast Roaming, they should automatically roam to the best AP and as you walk around your home seamlessly change APs. If you have multiple APs, it makes sense to turn the wifi signal strength down, so they aren't competing with each and introducing interference. Good luck

Are those router/AP combo sold online any better than the cheaper WiFi extenders with an ethernet port? Our wireless extender sucks big time, connection constantly drops.

Great video, very straight forward and helpful!

can i use that ethernet port from the extender to my computer?

hey gary i want a wifi extender that i can connect via ethernet cable may u please give me ur recommendations on what to buy?

Is it possible to have the wire going from the device to the extender instead?

Do I plug the cable into the lan or wan port my repeater has both

I changed my wifi operator, and with my new operator i got a new router as well. I already have wireless extender. I m thinking of using the old router as ap. Should I use ethernet to connect or go wireless. Sorry for bad English it's my 2nd language

Thanks for the clear explanation , I have just purchased one that I want to take down the bottom of my garden via a 50m ethernet cable, I have power, hope this works, thanks again

Is there a stronger one I can get ? I have a disc with a blue light that doesn’t need power

Gary, your video was exactly what I was searching for so thank you. I do have a further question for you. My router is on the first floor and my office PC is on the bottom floor. I have an ethernet line from my router to my PC and I am getting great speed (almost what I'm paying for). Can I plug an ethernet splitter to my ethernet line from the router and then use the splitter to connect my PC and my Tp-link extender using two short ethernet cords? Will doing so cause my PC to lose speed? Will the connected extender provide increased speed to the wireless devices I have on the bottom floor?

Can you connect your tv lo the extenders ethernet cable?

I just have one question, does the ethernet port on the wifi extender make your wifi faster?

thanks for the video but i want to ask something, i connect the main router using WLN to the ethernet port and i connect the second router to the ethernet port using the LAN, then i should setup the bridge mode, is this correct or i also have to connect the main router to another ethernet port using the LAN ?

How do you test the connectivity percent?

What is the Brand and Model, you used in this video?

I have a Linksys extender and the signal is only good whereas my routers signal is excellent. If I connect a device to the extender the wifi speed is super slow. Money thrown away unless I'm doing something wrong?

Ah! I think this is what I’m looking for. My garage has very weak Wi-Fi signal. Perhaps I can run an Ethernet cable through it and use this extended/access point. Thank you for the vid.

We have a Comfast wifi repeater that is hardwired to the main house, that gets us internet out in the garage, we have now used a cable to hardware the comfast wifi repeater to a netgear wifi repeater 😅 in a cottage but not working ?

Thanks for the video mate - an interesting concept but also a challenging one in respect to running an Ethernet cable all the way from one end of our house to the opposite end of the house. Actually the same basic concept ended up being the ultimate solution to our TV Wi-Fi communications problem. We have DSL. After repeated problems, our service provider's technician ran a coax cable from the modem to all of our TVs. Problem solved (the downside being we now have holes in walls with a cable strung through them). The "real" solution would be establishing a protocol much better than radio waves.

the phones can latch onto an existing wifi and refuse to switch to the extender even when a better access point is available. would love to hear more about wifi steering and whether it helps in practice. love your content as always

In my previous home (56 sm), I connected a WiFi6 extender to my OnePlus 6T. I then ran the Ethernet cable out to my 8-port hub, out to all my tech. My phone was my internet.

thanks for sharing this tips. to speed up the internet extender. god bless 🙏❤️

It is when you are connect with full wifi connection and nothing happens all tabs in the browser just sitting waiting and the only way to get it working again is a reboot.

🙏 thank you Sir nice video explaining well about repeater 👍👌🙂

thx man you helped alot

so it basically becomes a mini router but has a further signal?

could this work as a portable solution say at work? I get poor signal in my building, could i throw my tp link box in a plug next to my desk, and then have it amplify a hotspot from my phone (sitting in the window or something for better signal)?

Simple video, simple is good

For some reason when I hardwire my extender (tplink ac750) with the ethernet cable, I start losing connection and or everything gets slow.

my pc is upstair in my room and i need a enthrnet cable to connet but my roter is downstairs iss ther a way i could do the with out have to brake my walls .

Cool vid as always. I'd be interested to hear your take on powerline ethernet for those of us who cant run cables. In my case a rented house share with the router in someone elses room. The wifi is a bit weak on the top floor.

HELP! Is that a way to conect this device trhough CABLE and keep the same SSID? I would like to set a cable to feed this device, but i don't want to create another WIFI network. Is it possible?

Hi can I use a WiFi extender, hard wired with eithernet cable and not have it set up as another access point? To prevent switching password and WiFi’s

I bought a wifi extender but I can't connect it to my source router with a cable. I have to connect this extender with the router over wifi which does not give stable connection. What are the extenders with a cable called exactly?

I have a wifi extender and powerline combo, solves all my internet issues on multiple devices in the house.

Gary, very informative and well explained video. Just one question ... I use TPLINK products and they use a app called Tether. Would you know if I can just using that app - switch the mode from range extender to AP? In other words, I want to keep all the login information the same - Just switch the mode. Currently I'm using the extender in Wi-Fi mode, and let's supporting 5 security cams (Wyze). I'm trying to avoid hitting the reset button and starting all over again, I just want to switch the operation mode. Really appreciate your thoughts on this! Thanks - Rick

5:32 the diagram is a bit confusing. Is the 23% connection speed due to your phone connecting to the repeater in the kitchen, or the router in the other room? Wouldn't plugging the repeater in the middle room closer to the router improve the speed?

Can i connect my ap to my lan port on the wall or it only works connected to the modem?

Problem I found after investigating a wired extender is they don't specify there can be sent a direct signal through ethernet. Most only hook up a line out to tv etc. Would have been nice to post actual products with a direct hookup from the router

Thanks for this video but I am unclear as to how I reprogram my existing extender to be on cable connection vs wifi.

I have an old Apple airport express and I use it in that exact way. It only has 5, but it is still plenty fast.

*GARY!!!* Good Morning Professor! Good Morning Fellow Classmates! Stay Safe Out There Everyone!

Gary keeps finding new ways to complicate such simple concepts !!!

Can we skip the router and connect the lan cable directly between internet and the extender?

But if you can connect a cable to the extender, why not just connect the cable to your device... I'm not sure this was showing what I needed to know. I am looking for a way to connect the extender to the network then plug a Ethernet cable into the extender and a PS5 or desktop computer to strengthen the connection somewhat "hardwired"

What is the product

Powerline extenders are super convenient

Did you Link the extender you used??

I just use Ubiquity APs with cable (Cat6). Annoying to make it wife friendly but it sure as hell is the best way! I can still mesh to another AP if I want one in the garage, where I can´t use cable.

can you connect a mobile phone to the router so the mobile phones is the modem

Signal strength is not always a reliable indicator of speed so I doubt you will get 4x faster, maybe double at most.

Hi Gary. If I use an ethernet cable from my extender into my pc. Can my missus still access the router or extender by wi-fi using her laptop? i.e. does it stop the extender transmitting wirelessly? Does the router still transmit to my wife's laptop?

How about using thunderbolt port instead of Ethernet for the WiFi extender? So we don't need to use power adapter, as it also transfer power. Has that one been created ? Please send link if it exists

Hey, I'm just curious, can we just use our old phone as WiFi extender with the WiFi tethering function ? If yes, people can save quite a lot of money

Is there anyway to use a extender as a hard wired port? I have a security system that needs a hard wired line to be able to use the app. But I had to put it upstairs and my router is downstairs

what happens if u use a used ethernet cable

What I'd really like to see is some widely standardised Raspberry Pi Network system that can combine a neighbourhoods internet connections to provide extremely high speeds and those in the neighbourhood that need higher speeds at any specific times would get the full capacity available without needing to pay thousands for ultra high speed internet connectivity.

Is it possible to connect the extender to my wifi wirelessly, then with an Ethernet cord, connect the extender to my PC? My PC can’t use wireless connections and I need to move my pc to another room

HaHaHA, Gary... I do the same thing with 2 old routers. 1 upstairs and 1 in the detached garage with cables to both. there far enough apart and on different channels so my laptops and phone does connect better and are faster.. :-) Thanks for the video Gary! LLAP

_cries in portless WiFi extender_

Anyone know if this would also work over powerline? I have a tplink av600 pair (tl-pa4010 to tl-wpa4220)?

Am I still getting internet wirelessly through my modem?

I got an Orbi RBK20 bundle to setup a mesh network. But even with this relatively expensive router, the 5 GHz signal just couldn't penetrate the thick brick and concrete walls that we use in Indian homes. I finally had to resort to a wired connection between the router and satellite.

Thanks a lot Gary, now everyone knows my password ☹️

Access point setting is the most important information in this video. If you do not enable it after connecting your ethernet cable, your wifi router will not work

Instructions unclear I have a cable directly to the router

So funny, I went to a cpu store and told them I wanted a wifi extender BUT one that was WIRED IN with ethernet. I was told I needed an access point.

that 12345678 password lmao XD

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With your accent, Tenda just sounds like you’re trying to say Tinder.

you need to adjust the content

Your internet speed is determined by your ISP and not what you install between your router and/or WiFi extender. It's only your LAN's speed that should improve somewhat by doing so.. The only reason your Internet Speed may seem to be faster by installing an ethernet cable between your router and computer, and/or extender is because cable is faster than WiFi and should only improve your LAN connectivity. There are a few other setup mods you can do on your WiFi or ethernet adapter that may improve what you perceive to be faster internet, but is governed by congestion and available bandwidth.. but your ISP is still KING..!!

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I don’t get it, Access Points are the way to go. I don’t even understand why wifi boosters/extenders are a thing. Yes, you have to pull an ethernet cable, not really hard to do...

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Great video. But i don't think anybody didn't had this idea. Eveone knows wires are faster

Ha Ha, Ethernet Cable, Ethernet Connector. There will be comments from the networking gods. Hint its not an RJ45 connector either.

That is totally a misconception, wrong, outright dead wrong, you are not increasing the speed of your signal, You're increasing The connectivity, and that is all.

... hello, sir. kk - so, i am a technological numb-skull, so please don't giggle at me (i know this is likely gonna be hard for you NOT to do). ... so, i live in an apartment complex and have no other options for internet than THEIR wi-fi - and it is a complete and utter nightmare! i believe it is part of their DISH satellite service. - can/will a booster help me get better strength in my apartment? ... if this is a complete and utter rediculous question - im sorry - as i already admitted that i am a technological numb-skull - what can I say 🤷🤷🤷 thank you much for your time ...

U guys all living in mansions wtf He said rooter LOL

This is definitely a clickbait! It won't magically increase your internet speed. To get more speed, you need to give more money to your ISP!

Can I connect wifi extender to another wifi extender? so that I can spread the wifi further or is it only from router to extender?