You’ll also need to repeat the process for the 5GHz band as well. This allows the range extender to connect its own 2.4GHz Wi-Fi signal to the 2.4GHz signal of our main router. The app now asks you to enter the password for your router’s 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network. We now need to select the router’s 2.4GHz network so that the app can link the router and the range extender together. The app will probably start with the 2.4GHz band, and you can see our 0606 Hyperoptic 2.4GHz router network right at the top of the list. The app will then scan the area and show all the other Wi-Fi networks that it has detected. Most manufacturers will ask you to enter an email address and password in order to create a private account.

Now that we’ve connected our smartphone to the range extender, we can launch the TP-Link app. Alternatively, you can just tap on TP-Link_Extender_2.4GHz to connect your smartphone to the range extender.

If you used WPS to get started, you may already be connected to the range extender. You can also see that the range extender is transmitting its own wi-fi signals - again on the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz bands - called TP-Link_Extender_2.4GHz and TP-Link_Extender_5GHz. Our normal router is called 0606 Hyperoptic, and you can see that it transmits Wi-Fi on both the 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz bands. Connecting the Wi-Fi range extenderīefore you launch the extender’s app, just go into the Wi-Fi Settings panel on your smartphone or tablet.

Wireless wifi extender