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Does the tp-link cpe710 detect a Wi-Fi signal from an existing Wi-Fi network and boost it. For example if tp-link cpe710 is not connected to a router, and connected to a power source and turned on , could it still detect a wireless Wi-Fi signal and boost it?
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Hi @dl00
Simple answer: No.
There are two main reasons:
1. CPE710 only has direction antenna, so it does not have repeater mode designed;
2. CPE710 does not support 5Ghz band 1, which means it's not compatible with normal home routers wifi
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Does the tp-link cpe710 detect a Wi-Fi signal from an existing Wi-Fi network and boost it. For example if tp-link cpe710 is not connected to a router, and connected to a power source and turned on , could it still detect a wireless Wi-Fi signal and boost it?
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Hi @dl00
Simple answer: No.
There are two main reasons:
1. CPE710 only has direction antenna, so it does not have repeater mode designed;
2. CPE710 does not support 5Ghz band 1, which means it's not compatible with normal home routers wifi
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Does the tp-link cpe710 detect a Wi-Fi signal from an existing Wi-Fi network and boost it. For example if tp-link cpe710 is not connected to a router, and connected to a power source and turned on , could it still detect a wireless Wi-Fi signal and boost it?
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@dl00 The CPE 510 can do what you're talking about but it's also a directional antenna. The 710 is used in pairs for long distance wifi bridging. Think of it as a really long ethernet cable.
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@Gnac so you connect it to your router via Ethernet cable?
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@dl00 Yes, they are used for extending a network over long distances provided you have line of sight between the two. They can bridge across many kilometers in the right conditions. They are not really intended as wifi internet access points. They are technically WLAN (wireless local area network) devices. Think of them as simply a really long ethernet cable. If you plug one end into your router, and everything is configured between the two 710's properly, you will have wired internet at the lan port of the poe injector for the receiving (client) 710. From there you can plug it into a switch or straight into a regular access point (EAP). There are a lot of good videos out there that can explain this better than me.
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Hi @dl00
CPE is for point-to-point connection purpose. It's not used to connect home router's wifi.
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