WiFi LAN Extenders: How to Add an Ethernet Connection

Yes, if the extender has a LAN port and supports wired-client use in range-extender mode. Check the model manual and confirm its port speed suits the connected device.

Not by itself. Many models have a separate access-point mode in which a wired router connection supplies the network being broadcast; check the operating modes listed for the unit.

Wi-Fi extenders relay a wireless network. The phrase LAN extender may also refer to equipment that carries a wired network over another medium, so verify whether the product uses Wi-Fi, Ethernet or powerline.

A LAN socket can provide a wired link to a console when the extender supports that client connection. The console still shares the extender's wireless backhaul unless the unit is configured as an access point with Ethernet upstream.