wi fi repeaters? (1 Viewer)

[john>III]

Hi, is there any such thing as a wi-fi repeater? I'm working with a Yamaha MusicCast wireless audio system and wanted to extend the range of 90 feet. Is there such a product? How do places like airports and public parks get such large coverage? Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks.

 

[Wayne A. Pflughaupt]

With miles of wire, I assure you – not wireless.

 

[Stephen Hopkins]

Wayne is partially right... large spaces like airports use lots of wire and lots of access points. There are, however, Wi Fi repeaters (also called range extenders). They're not cheap ($50 - $100 a piece depending on brand) but may be what you need for your application.

 

[Tony Kwong]

A lot of my old 5 year old wi-fi gear has bridging features. So that's an option as well.

 

[JohnnyG]

As far as I know, any wireless access point can "join in" an existing wireless network (creating a "Mesh"), but I've never done this myself.

Apple's AirPort Express specifically spells this out as a feature of the product.