The smart home upgrade nobody wants to do is labeling every cable and device
…A TP-Link smart plug might show up as "tplink_plug_4." A budget Wi-Fi bulb might appear as "ESP_883bc." Over time, as your device count grows, your network dashboard…
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Why not buy a proper Wi-Fi extender?
Budget Wi-Fi extenders for $20-$40 seemed like an obvious fix, albeit not without flaws. Those Wi-Fi extenders create a separate SSID, need a strong signal to repeat, and deliver less than half the bandwidth. Placing it to repeat the signal enough in a dead zone to help out while maintaining a usable uplink is trickier than it sounds. The ESP32-S3 sidesteps most of that. I flashed the ESP NAT Router firmware and set it up to act as a NAT router — bridging my main network and working as an access point. No subscription, no cloud account, or dedicated app required. The ESP32 costs $10 while the
I extended my Wi-Fi network with this cheap $10 ESP32
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