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When to use repeater mode?

Repeaters do provide coverage into areas where a cable drop is not possible. When deploying a device in repeater mode, you have to place it at the edge of the access point range that you are going to repeat. However, all frame transmissions must be sent twice, which decreases throughput and increases latency.

Because the AP cell and the repeater cell are on the same channel and exist in the same layer 1 domain, all radios must contend for the medium. Repeater environments add extra medium contention overhead, which also affects performance. EnGenius recommends limiting the use of repeaters to 1 hop. Repeaters should only be used for low bandwidth applications such as with barcode scanners, or low user density (less than 3 wireless clients) environments.

If an repeater is necessary for bandwidth hungry applications, a dual radio solution is recommended, utilizing 5GHz as a wireless backbone between APs and 2.4GHz for wireless access to client devices. The EAP600, ECB600 and ENH700EXT are such dual radio devices.

Applies To
ERB9260, ERB9250, ECB600, ENS500EXT, ENS500, ENS202EXT, ENS202, ENS200EXT, ECB350, ERA150, ECB150, ECB300, EAP150, EAP300, ENS200, EAP350, EAP600, ECB3500, EAP3660, EAP9550, ECB3220, ECB7510, EAP900H, EAP300v2, EAP150v2(N-KIT)

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