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mallen943
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Oct 20, 2019

Daisy Chain Coverage

I currently have a Orbi RBK-50 kit.  I am contemplating buying a RBS50Y extender to daisy chain off my indoor satellite to provide outdoor connectivity for a Ring Spotlight camera.  The point of loca...
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CrimpOn
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Oct 20, 2019
mallen943 wrote:

My question is .... the approximate distance I would be able to locate the camera from the RBS50Y extender.

The Ring Spotlight Camera specs show connectivity as "802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi connection @ 2.4GHz"

https://shop.ring.com/products/spotlight-cam-battery 

 

I have found estimates for 2.4G for over 150ft. in open space.

https://www.lifewire.com/range-of-typical-wifi-network-816564 

The Ring specs say it needs an upload speed of 2MB/sec, which is not a lot.

 

So, if the Ring camera has a clear line of sight to the RBS50Y, you are "good to go."