ALDI Wireless wifi extender
 

Might be useful to some members...


https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuy...i-fi-extender/

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Looks good might get one.

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I'll drive up there tommorow :)

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It's available Thursday 27th March !!! ;)

Expect crowds as they are selling the 7" tablets again

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/specialbuy...7318-md-98691/

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they'll be camping outside the door!

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Sadly, Aldi tech deals seem to be few and far between now. Have had loads of stuff from them over the years (TVs, monitors, computers, phones, mp3 players, radios, sat nav, DVD players etc.) and have hardly ever had a problem with any of it.

Have had a look at the description but am confused about what this thing can do (i.e. Wireless Network Range Extender, Access-point, Wireless Router, Client-mode connecting to existing LAN devices) and how easy would it be to set up?

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I expect one of the networking types will be along shortly. I know I got an extender from Amazon that plugs in like that, instructions were in swengai or similar (I certainly couldn't understand them) and it ended up not being used.

I had hoped for plug & play, recognised by the router as a new device, prompt on a web page to input router password and off you go, sadly not.
Maybe this will be different. I have heard though that by extending your range, you get more coverage but everywhere is a lower signal to compensate.

Maybe a network guru will claridy.

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http://download5.medion.com/downloads/anleitungen/bda_md86738au.pdf‎

Manual for non-UK model ... looks like it could be a multimode device, covering:

1. Wifi Repeater
2. Wifi to Ethernet client adapter (useful for devices with Ethernet and no or stupidly expensive wifi option)
3. Access point

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TVM.

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why are people excited by this you can get similar for £13 off ebay

Less than a tenner if you buy from China

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My mum just bought one of these, easy enough to set up for her in a few minutes.

The IP address is:

http://192.168.10.253

You can find the IP address of it when you connect it directly with the cable, by opening a DOS prompt (type CMD and press Enter after clicking the Start button) then type IPCONFIG and make a note of the Default Gateway and type that in to your address bar at the top of your browser (Internet Explorer / Firefox / Chrome).

Username:
admin

password:
1234

It picked up my mum's wifi and extended it. She was using a borrowed Sky extender, but since they're going for between £20 and £40+ on eBay, I can't blame my mate for wanting it back!

I've plugged it in to the mains behind her Sony telly and connected it with the same LAN lead that I set it up with. Hopefully that'll save her £90 on a Sony wifi dongle for the telly - not that there's much "Smart" stuff to see I expect.

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Hi, I'm not very techie so I'm hoping someone can help me. Thanks in advance.
I bought one of these because I thought it would boost my poor Wi-Fi signal in some parts of the house. Is that what it's supposed to do, or have I made a mistake?
As it plugs into the main, where does the cable come into it? If it's got to be attached to my computer, it won't work as it's downstairs where the signal is bad and upstairs where my PC is!

Can anyone give me an idiots guide on this please?

Thanks

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set it up next to pc then move it

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Hi Mulvaney,
I can't get the IP address to open in the browser. It's just sayijng "this webpage is not available"...can you help at all?

Thanks

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I'm sure we can work it out between us :)

It's at my mum's, but I can remote in at some point (when she's awake!) and have a look if necessary.

As far as I remember, I plugged the extender in to the mains and the network lead from the extender to the laptop (or desktop, whichever - it's only for initial setup, it doesn't have to be permanently connected).

Once it's connected, the computer should "see" the extender through the network lead.

If your extender's IP address is the same as my mum's, you should be able to type it in to the address bar at the very top in your browser (Internet Explorer or Chrome or whatever) NOT in to a Google search etc (common mistake - sorry, I don't mean to be condescending or anything, I don't know what your "level" is!)

The IP address of my mum's extender was http://192.168.10.253

If that doesn't work, it might be that yours is different?

You can find out what yours is by opening a DOS prompt (click start / (you may or may not have to click run as well) / type cmd / press enter). I think you can find the command prompt under start / accessories as well - depends on what version of Windows you're running. This should open up a DOS / Command prompt (black and white text only window). You type:

ipconfig /all

(followed by the enter or return key - there's only one space in that command and it's after ipconfig and before the forward slash - the slash on the right, not on the left)

It should tell you a bunch of possibly confusing info, but the IP address of your "Default Gateway" (probably 192.168.xx.xx) should be in there somewhere. You can make the DOS / command prompt window bigger, or scroll it up, if necessary.
You'd type that 192... address in to your browser's address bar, which should bring up the "web page" (actually it's a settings page held on your extender rather than a real web page).

If it brings up your Sky (etc) router's settings page, it might be best to turn off your wireless (usually a switch on a laptop, flight mode etc) so that it doesn't get confused - while setting up the extender, we want it talking down the lead to the extender, not over wifi to your existing router).

You should be able to configure the extender from there, I think you have to select your main wireless router provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP) - usually called Sky????? or BT????? or Virgin????? -something unless you've changed the name of your wireless network.

Once that's done, you don't need the network lead and you can unplug the extender from the mains and put it anywhere in the house in order to extend the signal (half way between your Sky (etc) router and your PC would seem logical, but it depends on the structure, walls etc of the building as to how strong the signal is at different points in the house - obviously you'll need a mains socket but other than that you can try different positions or see how many wifi bars your smartphone etc has without the extender in different areas of the house). Unobstructed wifi signals go around in a circle with the router at the centre, then downwards, so you might find it works better from an elevated position. You might have a specific spot for the extender because you want to connect it via the wire to something else in the house (e.g. a Smart TV that doesn't have wireless).

Hope that helps, let me know if not. It all came out as a flurry of thoughts rather than organised in numbered steps I'm afraid. Bed time in a bit! Private Message is best (as you've just seen!) as obviously I missed the replies before.

And if there's anyone out there who finds this useful and has an IT tech job for me in Stourport or Brighton for when I'm made redundant in September, I'm all ears!

:)