How it extends the wifi range?

Once the connection has been setup between your Netgear wireless range extender and the router they both will start communicating with each other properly. The Netgear extender will start getting the signals from your wifi router likewise all the wifi devices you use at your place. After receiving signals from the router the Netgear wireless range extender will start boosting those signals which it has received   from the router, Boosting the signals received means it will increase the range of your wifi up to those areas where hardly you were able to connect any wireless device. By this way the range of your wifi will be increased automatically.

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