It is fine to install a single router if you live in a small home. Nevertheless, if you have a large home, you will need a mesh router system. If you do not have a big home, you can have one router, and place an extender then, it will be fine for you to have just one router, and place an extender beside it to cover the range. Maybe you were thinking of achieving good signals but it could be irritating if you are on slow internet. However, it is no longer a big task to achieve good results as a small router can be never compatible with transferring the signal to the whole home, through the Wavlink AC1200 repeater setup portal. To manage the networks and optimize the performance of the device the IP Address of the portal help in configuring the router.