The Low Radiation JRS Eco 100 WiFi Extender / Repeater
You probably know them—those handy little devices that plug into an outlet to extend your home’s WiFi range: WiFi repeaters, also known as WiFi boosters or extenders.
However, there’s a major drawback to these ordinary WiFi extenders. They emit just as much radiation as a regular WiFi router or modem. It’s easy to see with an EMF meter: 10 beacon signals per second, 24 hours a day. Ordinary WiFi extenders maintain constant contact with the main router, broadcasting continuously regardless of whether devices are actively using them. This means increased radiation exposure. On top of that, WiFi repeaters are often placed on the first floor, near the bedroom. (In that case, we definitely recommend unplugging it at night.)
We are regularly asked by customers whether a JRS Eco 100 router can also be used as a wireless repeater. Until now, we didn’t have that functionality, so our advice for minimizing EMF exposure was to run an Ethernet cable to the spot where you want to improve coverage, and set up a second JRS Eco 100 router there.
But now we have a new answer: the JRS Eco 100 WiFi repeater mode, available on the Era and Eos models.
With this, JRS Eco Wireless has achieved a world first: the first WiFi repeater that emits radically less radiation—a measurable 87% fewer beacon pulses during use, and it’s completely radiation-free when no devices are requesting WiFi. Fully compatible with Full Eco standby mode: If you pair it with a JRS Eco 100 router as your main router, the main Eco 100 router also turns off its WiFi after the repeater has shut down its WiFi.
It works like a relay run
Imagine your phone is connected to a JRS router in Eco 100 Repeater mode, and the repeater is connected to the main JRS Eco 100 router. When paired in this way, the system creates a propagation effect for zero-emission standby:
- Your phone turns off WiFi
- The JRS repeater detects this and shuts down its WiFi signal
- The main JRS router detects the repeater went dormant and also turns off its WiFi
- The entire system becomes radiation-free
The JRS Eco 100 Extender Mode is available in all current JRS Eco 100 Era and Eos models. Want to know how to set them up as a WiFi repeater? See How do I set the Era/Eos router to Access Point mode or to Wireless Eco 100 Repeater mode?
The airwaves are becoming increasingly crowded, and it’s all too easy to plug in a WiFi booster. The problem with that, though, is that we’re all making the problem worse. When you plug in a booster, it degrades your neighbors’ signal. Then, if they plug in a booster, this in turn degrades your signal. And so it goes on. The boosters interfere with each other and broadcast all day long. How much better it would be if repeaters only transmitted a signal when necessary—that is, when you connect a phone or other Wi-Fi device to them—and then turned off again when you no longer need Wi-Fi.
