verizon wifi extender

A verizon wifi extender repeats the Wi-Fi from a Verizon router or a Fios router. It is built for that equipment. It does not pair with a random third-party router. Once it is paired, it uses the same Wi-Fi name and password as the router, so phones do not join a second network.

Pair it before you hide it

Confirm the router already has internet. Plug the extender in next to the router and wait until its light is solid yellow. Press and hold the pair button on the extender for about three seconds. Within two minutes, press the pair button on the router or gateway. The lights blink blue while they negotiate. A solid white or a blinking yellow light means they paired. This can take several minutes. Leave both devices powered. A blinking white light is not a reason to unplug it.

If the home has coax or Ethernet, a wired backhaul is steadier than a wireless hop. The Fios extender can join over coax or an Ethernet cable and then sit farther away. Follow the card in that box if your model includes those cables.

Move it, then read the light

Unplug the extender and place it between the router and the room that drops calls. Keep it off the floor, away from the microwave, and several feet from cordless phones. Plug it back in.

• Solid white: the spot is fine.
• Fast blinking yellow: it is still too close to the router. Move it farther.
• Slow blinking yellow: it is too far. Move it closer.
• Red: pairing failed. Bring it back beside the router and start again.

Check the room you cared about

Join the usual Wi-Fi name. You should not see a new password. Test internet speed in the weak room and compare it with a test next to the router. The extender should close a lot of that gap. If the light is white and the room is still poor, the spot is behind a brick chimney or a mirror. Shift it a few feet and test again.

Back on your own network, test internet speed in the room that matters and compare download, upload, and jitter.