# Does Homey Bridge acts as range extander or repeater?

**URL:** <https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547>\
**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")\
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**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 14, 2023, 8:39am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/does-homey-bridge-acts-as-range-extander-or-repeater/94547/12 "2023-11-14T08:39:03Z")

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(taken from [this post](https://community.homey.app/t/homey-pro-2023-and-homey-bridge-satelite-mode/75750/60))

But a lot of people think that because they added a Zigbee router in their network, any devices that are physically located near that router will always switch to using it. Which isn’t the case.

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