Wi-Fi Extender function
Wi-Fi Extender function |
The Wi-Fi Extender function of the Mobile WiFi allows it to connect to another Wi-Fi hotspot to expand the coverage of that Wi-Fi hotspot and saves data consumption on your SIM card.
- Connect your phone to the Mobile WiFi.
- Enter 192.168.8.1 in the address bar of the phone's browser, and enter the login password of the web-based management page to log in.
- Go to Network Settings > Wi-Fi Extender > Wi-Fi Extender Settings, and enable the switch. Select the desired Wi-Fi hotspot and enter the password to connect to it.
After the Wi-Fi Extender function is enabled and the Mobile WiFi is successfully connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot, the Wi-Fi name and password of the Mobile WiFi remain unchanged. Your SIM card will no longer consume mobile data.
If you need to use the Wi-Fi Extender function for a long time, it is advised that you disable the Wi-Fi automatic sleep function to prevent the Wi-Fi network of the Mobile WiFi from being automatically disabled in Power saving mode.
- Wi-Fi Extender is different from Wi-Fi relay. Wi-Fi Extender does not support synchronization of the Wi-Fi name and password of the upstream router, and the IP address of the connected Internet access device is allocated by the Mobile WiFi. However, the Wi-Fi relay mode synchronizes the Wi-Fi name and password of the upstream router, and the IP address of the connected Internet access device is allocated by the upstream router.
- Mobile WiFi products support only Wi-Fi channels 5–13. During Wi-Fi extension, Wi-Fi channels 1–4 cannot be found.