WONLINK Dual Band 1200Mbps WiFi Extender Review

WONLINK Dual Band 1200Mbps WiFi Extender Review
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If you have any poor wifi reception areas in your house, spots where the reception is bad or the signal drops out, then you may need a range extender or repeater such as this new model from WONLINK.

There are plenty of low priced, low end repeaters out there but only the better ones offer the 2.4Gjz and 5Ghz band coverage and 1200 Mbps high connection rate of this model.

This wifi range extender is not the prettiest I have seen but it has a powerful 1200Mbps throughput and is well made and easy to configure. Unlike the budget priced simple repeater rivals, this model offers three configuration methods, dual wifi bands, and an Ethernet port. For the current Amazon discounted price of £35.99 you certainly get a decent amount of bang for your buck.

In the box are the repeater itself together with an RJ45 ethernet cable and a useful and informative user guide. Build quality seems fine, the four antennae white plastic form factor is a bit naff but it all seems well made and robust.

The design of the device is simple enough although perhaps rather dated. Four 360° rotatable antennas are on the top with a 10/100 ethernet port on the base On the front is the single WPS button with above it three connection status LEDs. On the rear is the UK power plug interface and I was pleased to see the repeater body is slimmer than some rivals and will not stick out too far from the wall socket into which it is inserted.

The repeater operates on both 2.4Ghz (300Mbps maximum speed) and 5Ghz (867Mbps) networks to full 802.11ac/b/g/n protocols although with a disappointing LAN port 10/100Mbps maximum throughput. This should be more than faster enough for all normal network operations.

The unit can be used either as a wifi extender taking the network signal either from the ethernet port or from the existing wifi network or as an access point from a cable connected router with the WONLINK device generating its' own wifi network. However, most people will use this device to extend the range of their existing wifi network.

There are three ways to configure the router.
Connect the repeater via the ethernet cable to an ethernet port on your router, It should detect the connection and start working automatically. To tweak the settings use your web browser to go to the IP address generated for the repeater and change the settings there.
Use AP mode to connect the repeater to the network. Plug the repeater into the power and it will automatically generate its' own WiFi hotspot. Connect to this with your phone or web browser and follow the on screen prompts to select your home wifi network, then input the log and password and restart the repeater, It will then connect to the network and start working.
Use WPS. This is the most simple way. Plug in the router and press the WPS button on the front, then press the WPS button on your router. The two devices will communicate directly and the repeater will automatically start boosting the signal.
To use this or any other repeater, identify the dead spots in your wifi and position the repeater midway between the dead spots and the router. The repeater will boost and extend the signal range into the affected areas.

This device is far more powerful than the cheaper rivals not only in signal power but also in capabilities and in fact, is more like a mini router than a simple repeater. To get the best from it there is a learning curve and time needs to be spent to get the best from it but at its simplest, all you need to do is switch it on and press the WPS button.

For the price, this is a very decent buy.

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