Is wireless N repeater compatible with draft N?

[Onceler]

I am buying a repeater for my home and my router only does draft n.
Would a new gen device be backwards compatible with the draft n(not talking about the g or b part of it)? And extend it's range accordingly?

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Check out the Amped Wireless devices. This one claims to support draft N:

http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Wirel.../dp/B0065OMHJW

The SR10000 gives you much greater coverage:

http://www.amazon.com/Amped-Wireless...pd_sim_sbs_e_2

My advice is that if you're an Amazon Prime member, order the SR10000 and if it doesn't work, you can return it. I have one and it works well.

 

[s44]

Should work. AFAIK the only difference between official and draft N is that official requires encryption to be WPA2/AES, which you should have been using anyway.

What's your setup like that you're opting for a repeater instead of an AP, though?

 

[Cabletek]

I am buying a repeater for my home and my router only does draft n.
Would a new gen device be backwards compatible with the draft n(not talking about the g or b part of it)? And extend it's range accordingly?

Draft N was an interm test firmware for most routers all you should need to do to get released N support is upgrade the routers firmware.

Draft refers to a test release being reviewed and not official version is all.

 

[Onceler]

Should work. AFAIK the only difference between official and draft N is that official requires encryption to be WPA2/AES, which you should have been using anyway.

What's your setup like that you're opting for a repeater instead of an AP, though?

My setup is is that I don't have a wire going to location B so I need a repeater so that my whole house will be blanketed.