NETGEAR 11AC 750 Mbps Dual Band Wi-Fi Range Extender with Extra Power Outlet (300 Mbps + 450 Mbps) (Wi-Fi Booster) (EX3800-100UKS)

Was a bit concerned as there seems to be a few horror stories on setup. I have a WPS button on my (BT Homehub 3) router and so opted to try that method.- Note that the supplied instructions for WPS setup in the booklet are good.- Plug in the extender relatively near to your hub/router. Power button is amber at first and then turns green. Don't be tempted to plug it in where you have the reception problem!- Press the WPS button on the extender. The WPS LED on the extender will flash green- Then press the WPS button on the router. The wireless LED on the router then flashes orange (this will be router specific but valid for the BT hub in question)- First time nothing much else happened. After about 2 mins nothing had connected and everything had reverted back to the way it was).- Repeated the exercise and this time the wireless LED on the router illuminated blue (as it should be in normal use). On the extender the WPS LED was now solid green and the router LED was now illuminated (solid green).- You can now unplug the extender and move it. Placement obviously depends on your circumstances (and whether you are using multiple extenders) but for one extender then find a socket about half way between your router and the dead zone- Now this is where it is easy to think job done. I assumed the extender would simply extend the use the same SSID as the hub and authenticate automatically any device that had accessed the hub's wifi. But on each wireless device you want to connect, you have to manually select the SSID of the extender. It will be the name of your hub with _EXT appended to the name. If you forget this step then your devices will simply be trying to connect to the hub as before and so you have achieved nothing! Note this is explained in the instruction booklet. No excuses!- Enter your normal hub/router password and the device joins the new network- Remember that the extender and the hub/router wireless operate as two separate WiFi networks and so your device will not see it as one network and connect to whichever has the stronger signal as you move around. In fact for me my extender is very central and so now generally works from anywhere- If I am connected to the hub's wifi network and then move to the dead zone then I will see my device temporarily lose wifi and then connect to the extender's wifi (so for example on a mobile phone then the wifi symbol reverts to 3G/4G and then about 20 seconds later will pick up the extender- You can check signal strength (to test for optimal placement) both on your device (e.g. signal strength bars) and at the extender where there is a device LED that should glow green (or amber). If red then move the extender. I guess optimally you want it green- The extender does take about a minute to restart and reconnect if you unplug it and move it and so if you are experimenting with placement then be patient for it to complete its restart and reconnect- 5 stars? - well I have only been using it for an hour! We will see- Not sure what happens if you have multiple of these. Do they each get a new SSID? e.g _EXT, _EXT_1 etc. I presume that Netgear has thought of this!

I am relatively tech-savvy, but I made the rare mistake of reading and (trying to) follow the installation instructions, which caused me a good hour of headaches and nearly resulted in the unit being returned. Now it is up and running it is great - have it about ten metres from the router in an area where the signal is quite weak due to thick walls in an old house, but it is linked well and provides an excellent signal at the rear of the house and into the garden, all of which was pretty much a deadsport previously.Following the supplied instructions and trying to install via a browser window (page 10 of manual) I was unable to access the router - the address was not recognised and I kept being redirected to a "support page". After an online "chat" I was given a free-phone number to contact Netgear support - this worked easily enough, but the support was next to useless - told me I would not be able to use the extender without purchasing additional software!!!I then did what I (and probably 80% of the population) normally do and tried to install it without referring to the manual......2 minutes later all sorted and working perfectly!!!!Hopefully you will not have these issues, but if you do need any help, here is how I did it;-Plug unit into socket close to router and power on - orange light will show and after 30 seconds (approx) will turn green.-Press WPS button on left side of unit - second light on unit will start to flash green.-On your computer look for available wi-fi networks, the Netgear extender will show, click to connect.-This will automaticaaly open a browser tab (I had the browser open already) with the login page for the extender.-follow the on page instructions to enter account and security / logon details. Router light will illuminate on extender.-when this is complete, unplug extender and position in area of house between router and (as close as possible to) deadspots you wish to eliminate. Unit will power up as before.-On laptop / phone / tablet etc search wi-fi connections for your newly named network and log on.-hopefully, as for me, it will now work a treat!Hope this helps!Edit 14 October 2017 - Thank you to all for your kind comments, I am so glad my review has been helpful and really appreciate you taking the time to let me know. I apologise for not replying to your individual comments.I have amended my review from 4 stars to 5 stars as the unit has now been plugged in for nearly 4 months and has performed without fault. It has not had to be unplugged / reset and has given me an excellent signal throughout this time.

Quick and Easy to setup using the Quick Reference Guide (QRG). Took 2-5 minsReceived the WiFi Repeater today, as i wish to extend my WiFi to the bottom of my garden as there will be an out house shortly. Current router only got half way previously.Did have concerns around set up as i read some of the negative review on this product after I purchased this. However the QRG that came with it gave me two options for setup 1) using WPS button 2) Connecting to the extender directly and configuring.For most like myself option 1 is the one you need as simple and straight forward. The instructions were very clear and easy to follow and i was up and running as above within 5 mins.Testing the speeds from the router and the extender are below:Please note my router is at front of house downstairs and extender is at the back downstairs. Tests was taken at back of house upstairs (directly above the extender)using this laptop i type from currently, connecting to both the 5Ghz WiFi connections.Via Router Directly - 5Ghz38.07 Mb - Download9.09 Mb - UploadVia the Extender - 5Ghz13.30 Mb Download9.20 Mb UploadSeems quite a bit of loss using the repeater so not sure how well it will work straight out of the packaging using WPS for those that don't have Fibre.Suits my needs for gaming and work related items, but will have a play with the settings at some point and location of the extender and see if i can get this improved. If so will update this review to share with you all

Perfect for reaching the rooms that the wifi doesn't! Works spectacularly!

Setting up can be tricky and you will need a computer or laptop and then follow instructions DO NOT JUST PLUG IT IN and hope it will work it needs to be set up to get the best out...

Having read a number of articles about Wi-Fi extenders being useless, I was a little sceptical but having just moved into a new house, the realisation that the Virgin Superhub 3...

Disappointed with range - was expecting more. However setup and configuration really easy. As WiFi extender will meet needs of most households.

Very useful, I benefited from it in home use so much.

Going around in circles trying to link it to router - password not accepted - register product - still can’t speak to someone - consider myself smart enough and drives demented!!!!

Very easy to attach to my BT router and it woks a charm. Wifi (albeit with an extended SSID) now covering upstairs just fine.

Unable to set up even though I followed the instructions meticulously.....many times!Netgear website support long winded and no help and clicks send you round in circles so...

I bought this extender in March this year. It was easy to install, got it all set up and worked fine until this month.

Arrived ontime, good adequate packaging, was straightforward to install (although i have a netgear nighthawk router which is a doddle to use). It does what it is supposed to.