Airport Extreme doesn't cover (large) house. Is it possible to configure a "repeater" of some type?

Airport Extreme doesn't cover all of my (large) house. Is it possible to configure some sort of repeater?

Ideally, you would locate another AirPort Extreme, or possibly an AirPort Express in the central portion of the area that needs more wireless coverage and then connect back to your "main" AirPort Extreme using a wired Ethernet connection.
This type of setup provides the best performance for the network while allowing you to place the extending device exactly where it is needed.
Alternately, you may be able to locate another AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express at an approximate mid-point between your "main" AirPort Extreme and the area that needs more coverage and connect the remote device using wireless only to "extend a wireless network".
As you might imagine, the "extending" device can only extend or repeat the quality of signal that it receives, so establishing a line-of-sight relationship between the main and extending device would be ideal. Otherwise, you may be able to get away with a wall or two or a ceiling in the signal path, but this is always somewhat an "iffy" proposition because it is just not possible to accurately predict wireless performance in advance.

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