# Does Homey Bridge acts as range extander or repeater? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions & Help\ **Tags:** homey-pro, homey-bridge\ **Created:** [November 13, 2023, 8:53pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547 "2023-11-13T20:53:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 4:57am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547/82 "2023-11-24T04:57:28Z")
> [@Rmb](#): > > Any powered Zigbee device wil act as a Zigbee router There are exceptions, for example most (all?) no-neutral switches/dimmers. ---
**Author:** ![Tarek\_ElRaey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/tarek_elraey/32/90766_2.png) [@Tarek\_ElRaey](https://community.homey.app/u/Tarek_ElRaey)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547/83 "2023-11-24T19:25:44Z")
i got a Xiaomi power plug and it still doesn’t show as a router or extender ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/0/40126e5d89b0c0c37d8b8ce014a3c8ac00c2838c.png) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2023, 5:01am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547/84 "2023-11-25T05:01:49Z")
Interview the device, it might help. ---
**Author:** ![psznt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/psznt/32/100998_2.png) [@psznt](https://community.homey.app/u/psznt)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 10:33am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547/86 "2024-02-15T10:33:50Z")
Does anyone have an experience with WiFi devices? I’d use the Brdige as an extender to connect a Shelly WiFi device. Would that work with the bridge or I need to get Wifi Range Extenders/Meshes? ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2024, 10:44am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547/87 "2024-02-15T10:44:11Z")
That won’t work with the Bridge (also, I don’t really understand the situation, since Bridge itself requires a WiFi connection that would mean that any Shelly devices near it can use the same WiFi network?). ---
**Author:** ![DanielSan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danielsan/32/57544_2.png) [@DanielSan](https://community.homey.app/u/DanielSan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 9:47am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547/88 "2024-03-31T09:47:54Z")
Hi everybody. I noticed today that in Developer Tools it doesn’t show anymore Homey Bridge either as a node or a router (that it should be). Is there an update by Atom on how exactly HBridge should work as an extender of the zigbee network? I bought it for that but now, having some TP-Link wifi extender around home I’d like to know if it is still necessary (al least for Zigbee and maybe in the future for some Z-Wave items) or not. Thank You in advance for any suggestion. Daniele ![homey dev tools](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/7/e/7e8e4ce436eb9bc3b9657f1d84440f420505f492.png) ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547/89 "2024-03-31T09:55:25Z")
> [@DanielSan](#): > > Is there an update by Atom on how exactly HBridge should work as an extender of the zigbee network? It should still be shown as a Zigbee router/extender in the table, so it’s strange that (apparently) it was there before but not anymore. > [@](#): > > I bought it for that but now, having some TP-Link wifi extender around home I’d like to know if it is still necessary (al least for Zigbee and maybe in the future for some Z-Wave items) or not. WiFi extenders do nothing to extend Zigbee/Z-Wave networks. ---
**Author:** ![DanielSan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/danielsan/32/57544_2.png) [@DanielSan](https://community.homey.app/u/DanielSan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547/90 "2024-03-31T21:44:04Z")
“WiFi extenders do nothing to extend Zigbee/Z-Wave” I know that. This is the reason I don’t need to use HBridge as an extender of the HPro wifi network as with Tp Extender I can reach every IoTs. But if it’s confirmed HBridge acts as an extender of the Zigbee network it’s a good reason to keep using it. I’ll try to restart HPro and secondary HBridge going to see it on the Zigbee table… Thanks. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![robertklep](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/robertklep/32/160628_2.png) [@robertklep](https://community.homey.app/u/robertklep)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547/91 "2024-04-01T05:08:22Z")
> [@DanielSan](#): > > But if it’s confirmed HBridge acts as an extender of the Zigbee network it’s a good reason to keep using it. When it’s added to the Homey Pro Zigbee network, it will act as a Zigbee router/repeater. But if you bought it just for that, it’s much cheaper to buy (for example) IKEA’s Zigbee repeater or a Zigbee socket, those will do the same. [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547.md?page=4)