user5142: I am trying to make a wifi repeater. My router's signals don't come to my study and instead of buying a proper wifi repeater I prefer making one.
I want to learn how to make a simple wifi repeater that:

repeats/boosts my existing home wifi network by connecting to it.
Has some kind of a GUI or something that allows me to connect to it first (from some smartphone or PC) to configure it to my home network. It should find and show wifi networks around and then connect to the one I want it to upon my command.

I am new to electronics. Arduino is my preferred platform. If there are other easy to do alternatives that shall work too.
Any kind of help will be appreciated...tutorials, blogs, etc.

user53712: Get a very cheap module called ESP8266, particularly the ESP-01, then flash a program called esp_wifi_repeater (which uses the arduino IDE)
https://github.com/martin-ger/esp_wifi_repeater
I have tested it several times it is pretty fast and with a ESP to USB adapter it steps down 5vdc from USB to it's usable 3.3v of the module

user3638: An arduino wifi repeater would in theory be very slow. Since you need to record the bit stream to the internal memory, then switch the spi to the transmitter, and send the bit stream, im unsure about what would happen if you miss a few bits in the process. 
Arduino Wifi Shield - the price of a wifi shield 85 usd
Wifi repeater ebay the price of a wifi repeater 22 usd.
This makes me question why one would go through the troubble of making a wifi repeater of an arduino.
Even investing in a raspberry pi and a wifi dongle would be less expensive.

5142: <p>I am trying to make a wifi repeater. My router's signals don't come to my study and instead of buying a proper wifi repeater I prefer making one.</p>

<p>I want to learn how to make a simple wifi repeater that:</p>

<ul>
<li>repeats/boosts my existing home wifi network by connecting to it.</li>
<li>Has some kind of a GUI or something that allows me to connect to it first (from some smartphone or PC) to configure it to my home network. It should find and show wifi networks around and then connect to the one I want it to upon my command.</li>
</ul>

<p>I am new to electronics. Arduino is my preferred platform. If there are other easy to do alternatives that shall work too.</p>

<p>Any kind of help will be appreciated...tutorials, blogs, etc.</p>
 53712: <p>Get a very cheap module called ESP8266, particularly the ESP-01, then flash a program called esp_wifi_repeater (which uses the arduino IDE)</p>

<p><a href="https://github.com/martin-ger/esp_wifi_repeater" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://github.com/martin-ger/esp_wifi_repeater</a></p>

<p>I have tested it several times it is pretty fast and with a ESP to USB adapter it steps down 5vdc from USB to it's usable 3.3v of the module</p>
 3638: <p>An arduino wifi repeater would in theory be very slow. Since you need to record the bit stream to the internal memory, then switch the spi to the transmitter, and send the bit stream, im unsure about what would happen if you miss a few bits in the process. </p>

<p><a href="https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11287" rel="nofollow">Arduino Wifi Shield</a> - the price of a wifi shield 85 usd</p>

<p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-Plug-v2-300Mbps-Wi-Fi-Wireless-AP-Network-Router-Repeater-Booster-Tenda-N301-/291360018585?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&amp;hash=item43d6691099" rel="nofollow">Wifi repeater ebay</a> the price of a wifi repeater 22 usd.</p>

<p>This makes me question why one would go through the troubble of making a wifi repeater of an arduino.</p>

<p>Even investing in a raspberry pi and a wifi dongle would be less expensive.</p>
