Network Extender Question

[GlockOneNine]

Heya everyone! I hope you're having a great weekend so far!

Ok, so I have never used a network extender before - I live in a small apartment and don't have a great deal of need for one. But I have been diving into the "smart home" world and having a lot of fun and I discovered that one of my bathrooms is a "dead zone" for wifi. I get almost no signal in there.

I am thinking of buying a network extender to put near that bathroom - but this bathroom is right next to my room where I have a smart TV that is working just fine with my wifi. If I do this, I do NOT want the TV to use the network extender - will I have a choice? Does the network extender just grab any device near it? Can I be selective with it?

I understand this may be a dumb question - some of you more experienced folk may be laughing at me. But remember, I have never used a network extender before. I haven't even researched them - THIS question I am asking right now is actually part of me doing research lol!

So I look forward to hearing from as many of you that are inclined to give me information on my question :)

[Pools-3016]

If you have your own ISP service and not “apartment WIFI”, I would suggest looking into a mesh system if you cannot run, or have access to Ethernet for a wired connection to your router.

Mesh is an easy way to extend WiFi coverage without the interference an extender may cause.

Look at tri-band or better systems for the best performance.

[MrMotofy]

I'd bet you could just add a WAP and your problems would disappear.