Guys, i need some help regarding which Wifi Extender should i buy...
I just buy Mi Wifi Range Extender AC1200, but the problem is :

1) I cant use same ssid name which i set in router
2) Cant put special character (@,$,% etc) in ssid
3) It creates an "SSID_plus" as new ssid name. For example if you currently ssid is "Home", so extender will create ssid as "Home_Plus"

So i hope you guys can give me suggestion which Extender that can use same ssid name with router and can also use special character in ssid....

Just buy a AX grade router,and use it as a Wifi repeater,it should be more stable and can set any ssid name u like.
(The special character one,cant guarantee which brand support,u might ask someone who have the router that u want to test for you)

This post has been edited by go626201: Apr 20 2023, 04:34 PM

Discuss here:
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4658096

Personally, I don't recommend using wifi extender. They mostly don't work.

If have to use one, can get any Mikrotik wifi router and configure as repeater. This one can use any characters for the SSID.


The fish is my 2.4Ghz and the rocket is my 5GHz.

why so fancy about the same ssid name. else crash u also wont notice u connected to which router. no special character allowed in ssid i guess. unless u customize the firmware allowed to do so.

So i can to use AX router as Wifi repeater....
Ah, thanks.... I'll consider it....

Alright, i'll check it...

May i know which model that you use?

So that means i need to know if firmware support it or not...?
Well, i can consider to not use fancy character in ssid name but can't using same ssid name is kinda hassle...

I've used RM2011UAS, RB751G, RB951G, hAP ac Lite, hAP ac2, hAP ac & hAP ax3. Currently using the last 2. But any model will do, they all use the same system and support almost all of the same features.

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 21 2023, 04:38 PM

I use separate SSID for 2.4Ghz & 5Ghz (eg: mtk2g & mtk5g) while setting up the wifi. Easier for troubleshooting. Once everything is OK. I change to one SSID (eg: mtk). Just a matter of preference whether u want one or separate wifi. Having separate SSIDs allows for manual control. I prefer to let the device decide. If I need to force a device to only use a certain SSID or frequency, I set that on the APs.

Can you try \F0\9F\98\80 into the SSID field of your device? This is 😀 smiley face UTF-8 encoded as ASCII.

Some devices use percentage sign %F0%9F%98%80

eg: https://%F0%9F%98%80.com (copy paste this to your browser and u should see the smiley face)

This post has been edited by soonwai: Apr 21 2023, 05:07 PM