Zigbee extender vs keypad

[Brianb]

Hi, 

 

We have a house where we may be adding keypads in the future, but the client doesn't want to put them in yet. We have 2 ZAP's, with 1 extender, and the Zigbee signal is weak in a couple areas. Do the keypads repeat the signal as well as an extender? My idea is to buy a couple keypads, put them in blue boxes with pigtails and sit them under couches until they are ready to install, instead of buying a bunch of Zigbee repeaters we won't need in 6 months. 

 

Thanks

[Gix656]

Not sure on the range differences but why not just get some keypad dimmers and use them as 2 button keypads in the meantime?

[vitali]

extender cheaper and has longer rang, but doesn't have any additional functionality.

[Brianb]

Thanks for the input.  Do they still make the extender?  I just went to order it from my dealer account, and it's not on there.

[mstafford388]

Yeah they still make the card access extenders.  Without looking I'm pretty sure they are under controller accessories now.

[Brianb]

Yes, that's exactly where they are, thank you!