Before You Buy Guy Here. In today's video we're taking a look at the Linksys
RE 6700 Wi-Fi extender. We're gonna take a look at the features of this device
exactly what it can do and there's a couple of different ways you can set this up
I'm gonna show you both ways. In addition to that we'll have a look at
some of the google reviews and see what some of the customers have to say about this device
to help you make a more informed buying decision
I've been doing the product research and checking out all the latest reviews - so that you don't have to
so this Linksys Wi-Fi extender runs at 2.4 gigahertz Wi-Fi and also 5 gigahertz
if you have a lot of devices connected being able to connect some to
the 2.4 and some to the 5 gigahertz is a really good option for you
to be able to spread out your devices to make sure they're not interfering with each other
this range extender will increase the range of your Wi-Fi by up to 10 thousand feet
which is roughly 929m. One positive for this device is it comes
with a power through outlet. So essentially you don't lose a power plug
and this one that I have is for the Australian power socket if you buy this
in your country I'm sure it's gonna have the socket that's gonna fit your
country's socket shape you know. Now Linksys includes a technology with this product
which is called spot finder and it essentially helps you locate the best
location in your house to set up this range finder. When you're setting it up
for the first time it'll pop up on the screen and show you how close you are to
the optimal location. One of the technologies that's included with this
gadget is beamforming technology which can help focus your Wi-Fi to your
devices rather than just sending it out randomly. Also the cross band technology
is what we already talked about having the 2.4 gigahertz and the 5 gigahertz
channels - at the same time. There's a gigabyte Ethernet port at the bottom of the device
which you can use to plug Ethernet port straight from your router
or from a powerline adapter to get really fast Wi-Fi in pretty much any
location in your house. You can set this up so that it picks up the Wi-Fi signal
and then beams it out OR you can plug in an Ethernet cable here at the bottom or
So this is actually the recommended way of setting this up if you do have the
option to use an Ethernet cable whether it is through a powerline adapter or
straight from your modem directly this is a good option for you
I would recommend doing that over setting it up wirelessly but if you don't have the
option to get an Ethernet cable to this device you can set it up wirelessly and
it works effectively either way. But it is good to have both options.
so it's got a small body with two antennas and it plugs straight into the power just like this
You can continue to use this power outlet for something else if you want to
the antennas are adjustable and can change position allowing you to move
them conveniently to get the most out of your range extender. There's a reset button
here on the side which you need a paper clip or something pointy to press
to factory reset the device and there's an indicator light here on the front
which will flash orange when you're pairing the device and the light will be
solid green when you're connected to the web. There's an Ethernet port at the back
here and a 3.5 mm audio jack - let's have a quick look at the setup process for this device
Step 1 : you plug it into the power just like this and then after
a little while you should start to see an orange flashing light
jump on to your laptop or you can use your mobile phone you'll see the Linksys device pop up as
being able to connect to it. Once you're connected a web page should pop up with
the next setup steps. Follow the prompts on the web page and choose which way
you'd like to setup your devices if you've plugged in an Ethernet cable
this will come up as the default option. If you haven't plugged in the
ethernet cable the wireless option will pop up as the first result - but you can
drop down and choose which one you'd like to select. So I've set this up a
couple of times and I have to admit it's not as easy as it's meant to be
I followed the normal setup process after I'd finished the setup I was
having an issue with actually connecting it came up with an error "could not connect"
and I had to factory reset the device about three times before I got
this connected properly so to be honest the setup wasn't as easy as it should
have been. And it was pretty annoying but the good news is once this is set up it
just works you don't have to keep going back to it or readjusting the settings
it might take a few guys to get it online after the setup was completed I
didn't have any ongoing issues with this one. So there were more than 2800 google
reviews for this device and 4.1 stars out of 5 stars let's have a quick look
at what some of these Google reviewers had to say
so this range extender from Linksys has a lot more features and capabilities
than a lot of the other range extensions you can buy. It has a long range and it
can utilize the 2.4 gigahertz and 5 gigahertz Wi-Fi signals. It has an audio jack
and an Ethernet port: a lot of the other Wi-Fi extenders you buy won't have
all these extra features. I didn't find this device that easy to set up but once
it is set up it works really well. The signal strength is really strong and the
range is a lot better than what I was getting with my old Wi-Fi modem
certainly is a lot of positive Google reviews for this device and if you need
something to extend your range for your current setup this could be a really
good option for you. I hope you got some value out of today's video if you did
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