Looking to beef up your Wi-Fi network? A wireless range extender is a less expensive alternative to a new router. (Some can ...

These devices, also called wireless repeaters or wireless range extenders, are easy to set up and can help additional devices connect to the main network.

Great Wi-Fi extenders can help fix your wireless dead spots at home, but they require more networking know-how than you might think.

What you need is a way to boost your existing Wi-Fi signal. There are two basic ways to do that: a Wi-Fi range extender, or a mesh network. Both have advantages and disadvantages.