Prescitech Coredy N300 Mini WiFi Range Extender Wireless Repeater Internet Signal Booster with 2 Ethernet Port/Smart LED Indicator for Boosting Wi-Fi Coverage (Updated Version)

I have had this for a month, set it up and it connected by WPS perfectly. I wanted to change the SSID name to something more valid but using the web addresses suggested in the guide, came up with blank pages, in fact it doesn't even tell you in the guide how to specifically change the SSID name. I asked on here but not really helped so I emailed Prescitech support. 24 hrs later I got a limited response but it was enough to start me off so if you want to change its name too, here is what I did and I hope it helps you: 1.Whilst using and connected to the extender, look up its "Properties" (in network & Internet settings on your PC/phone) then make a note of the ip address which is by the side of IPv4 DNS Server.. 2. Put this in a browser address bar and enter - I found this wouldn't work via Windows Edge but did using Chrome Browser...3. You see a log in page, refer to page 6/7 in the user guide and connect to your network... 4. Click the WiFi icon at the bottom, then SSID & Password, you just overwrite the default SSID 300_Ext name. I should add that it worked perfectly for 5 weeks then stopped but after a pin reset, it connected again after a wps reconnection.

I've never bought a wifi range extender before so I can't compare it with its competitors. It was a lot cheaper than many of the alternatives, so I guess it proves that you get what you pay for...On the plus side, our bedroom is about 60 feet and a couple of load-bearing walls away from our BT Home Hub wifi router, and installing the unit nearby certainly improves the signal strength (no drop-ouis), but doesn't seem to increase the speed when you're surfing the net (it may even be slower).Cons:The installation instructions employ a (predictably) mangled form of English. Of the 2 or 3 set-up methods suggested, the only one that worked for me was the one that involved physically pressing some buttons on the unit and the router, but that worked fine.Most modern routers, computers, tablets, mobiles etc. can utilise both the 2.4 Ghz wifi band and the faster and more secure 5 Ghz band, but this unit is limited to the former, so don't be surprised if your laptop works a lot better when wirelessly connected to your router rather than this extender. If I had to replace it, I'd buy a more expensive dual-band model.

during configuration the N300 almost went in the bin, its SSID being extremely unstable, laggy, randomly disconnecting during set-up, somehow knocking out my wifi dongle ... I gave up after the 5th or 6th time trying to use its wifi and just use its hardwire LAN - and boom it was working like a charm! Later on - i noticed my wifi dongle had connected to the newly configured SSID (which i had stopped bothering to rename after so much heartache) and boom! Was working as well! Must be a longer wait than usual to stabilise perhaps? .. Or mashing my Virgin Hub WPS button (out of desperation - not using it for the WPS connect mode) - potentially a security feature for any new device? Who knows - whatever.. Another issue I noticed was after rebooting my Virgin Hub - its SSIDs never re-appeared - I theorised that the N300 was spamming it trying to connect which might have upset the radio.. So in the event of a power cut I will turn off the N300 until the main router is up

I already have one of these units in use at my parents house to extend their wifi network somewhat, and it's been doing a good job - so, when I wanted a bridge to allow my network printer which doesn't support wifi to join the network from a location where no Ethernet connection is available (summer house office at the end of the garden), I decided to buy another of these to allow it to do so - as I already knew it's a decent unit at a great value price.So far, it's doing the job I needed well.One small downside is that it appears there's no way to use it as strictly a bridge - I'd like to be able to disable the extended wifi AP side of this device and have it work solely as a client & bridge, but it doesn't seem to be possible to do that. I can, however, just give it a different SSID and not use it, but I'd still prefer to be able to just turn it off. (See the mention of the telnet interface towards the end of this review, though - it *may* be possible to do so that way...)There are also a couple of typos in the web interface (e.g. when restarting you get "Your patience would be appreciating!") and a silly bug where if your WPA PSK (pre-shared key, i.e. password) is long, the interface tells you "SSID can not be more than 32 characters" when it's not the SSID (network name) which is long, but rather the password. This caused me issues connecting to my main wifi network, but I was able to connect to my DMZ network instead, which is arguably where the printer belongs anyway, so it wasn't a problem - and it won't be a problem for most people who tend not to have quite such long passwords/keys!The device feels well made and looks smart ,and the signal gauge lights are handy to get an idea whether it's in a sensible location, rather than guesswork.All in all - it's a compact, handy unit, which has the flexibility to act as a wifi extender, a bridge to allow non-wifi devices to connect to a network over wifi, as an access point, or as a router. I haven't used the latter two modes, as I already have access points and a router.For the price, you really can't go far wrong with this, which is why it still gets five stars from me despite the minor points above.If you want to see how to set it up etc before buying, then Google for "Coredy N300" and you can easily find a copy of the manual online.Interesting note for those interested in more technical details: it presents a telnet interface on port 2323 (user 'admin' and the password you've set via the web interface when you first log in) which can be used to control the device. I'm not sure if that would be exposed to the world if the device was in router mode; you'd *hope* not, but I'd recommend checking. The telnet interface lets you manage the device with much more control than the web interface, but I've not been able to find any documentation on it, so it's been guesswork.I note that the device tries to set its time using NTP by talking to the NTP pool (e.g. 0.pool.ntp.org). It seems impossible to set your own NTP server via the web interface, but you can do so over the telnet interface e.g.: `cd CFG; set SYS_NTPSRV ntp.example.com; prof commit`. It appears that this telnet interface could allow a variety of more powerful configuration than the web interface exposes, and I'd love to see some documentation for it!