![]() Thanks to Comfast CF-WR302S WiFi Repeater that has wide coverage and fast transfer rate. Yup, I solved dropped connection issue at my wife office. Overall, I am satisfied with Comfast wireless repeater as it only cost 1/10 of Asus router price. How about Internet connection speed? Well, it performs the same here as my 8 Mbps ADSL connection can’t even push to the limit of Comfast repeater. Asus router managed to get 8 MB/s this round while Comfast repeater got 6.5 MB/s. Second test was done through wireless only. Asus router managed to get 13 MB/s while Comfast repeater got 10 MB/s. First test was done through wired and wireless. Copy file between 2 computers through them. I put both of them in router mode for file transferring benchmark. How about file transfer rate? Fast but a bit slower when compared to Asus router. Definitely no more Wi-Fi dead zone around here. Easily cover my whole house while put it in center of the house. No doubt that Comfast CF-WR302S wireless coverage is great too. And screenshot below was taken while I was on ground floor. Yup, both Comfast repeater and Asus router are placed at the same spot on 1st floor. Wow, Wi-Fi signal strength almost on par with my US$200 Asus RT-AC68U router. I am impressed with this little fellow performance. So you can configure it easily with your mobile device too. By the way, Comfast CF-WR302S supports both desktop and mobile user interface. ![]() And check the Internet for guides will do. So do take your time to play around with the settings. However, some technical knowledge is required here as there is no user manual for those advanced stuffs. You can also turn Comfast CF-WR302S into router and access point modes. Alright, you can start to use it as wireless extender now. You will get the same result after performed these few steps. Follow the step by step guide at Amazon page then. Don’t have WPS support on your router? No worry. It will create a new SSID like xxxx-plus (for my case – Jayce-ASUS-plus) and using 192.168.10.x subnet. After that, press WPS button on your router and then press WPS button on the Wi-Fi repeater will do. Just plug Comfast CF-WR302S into wall socket and power on it. US plug (EU plug model available too) Ethernet port & WPS button Repeater mode with Ethernet connection ![]() And 3 blue LED light indicators for power, Ethernet and Wi-Fi connection in front of the repeater. You can find 100Mbps Ethernet port and WPS button (also act as reset button) at bottom. And loaded with 2 long 5dBi external antennas that be freely adjusted (like below photos). Comfast CF-WR302S build quality is decent with solid plastic. Where "U" means the link is activated.There are Wi-Fi repeater, RJ45 cable, quick installation guide, warranty card and QC card in the package. If the routers are both Vigor Router, we can enable "Hello Message" and check the Link Status between each other. When the Repeater is connecting to the Main Router, the LAN clients of Repeater should be able to ping the Main Router's IP.ĩ. The MAC address of the Main Router will be automatically added to Peer MAC Address of Repeater field, confirm and check Enable.Ĩ.Select the same Security and type the same Key as the Main Router.Find the Main Router from the AP list, click to add the MAC address for WDS settings, choose Repeater, and click Add to.ħ. Go to Wireless LAN > AP Discovery, click Scan to detect the AP nearby.Ħ. Go to Wireless LAN > General Setup, enable Wireless LAN, set SSID, and use the same Mode and Channel as the Main Router.ĥ. On the Repeater, go to LAN > General Setup, make sure the IP Address is different from the Main Router but in the same subnet, and select Disable Server at DHCP Server Configuration.Ĥ. Click OK to apply and reboot the router.ģ.In Repeater field, enter Repeater's MAC address in Peer MAC Address, and check Enable.Set up Security and Key, remember the settings because Repeater needs to set up the same.Enable Repeater mode from Wireless LAN > WDS Settings, Remember the mode and channel that in use, because the Repeater needs to use the same.Ģ. Go to Wireless LAN from Wireless > General Setup, make sure WLAN is enabled. Please refer to the following steps for detailed instruction. In the same IP subnet and have different IP addresses.Enable Repeater mode and identify others' MAC address in Peer MAC Address list.The repeater settings require all the router: Vigor Router can work in repeater mode with up to 4 peers. As a repeater, the router can accept connections from the wireless stations which are too far from the main router, and forward the data back to the main router, and extend the coverage of wireless signal and expand the wireless network, while keeping all the Wi-Fi clients on the same network. This article shows how to set up Vigor Wireless Router as a wireless repeater for another router.
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