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Extend wifi for Arlo Pro 3 camera
I have the Orbi RBR 40 located at one end of my house in my home office. I have the satelilte at the other end in the living room. We've had great success with our wifi and fast wifi speeds. I've had...
So the solution was to buy a wifi extender with an ethernet port and connect the Arlo Pro 3 Base closer to the camera location. Apparently, the Pro 3s can not connect to the internet via satellite, it has to be the base hub.
Problem resolved.
piperg wrote:Ironically, if I could drill through the wall the camera would be less than 10 feet from the satellite. With the Arlo Pro 3 it has a setting where I can see how well it is connecting with the wifi signal. I am getting mostly a weak signal. I moved the satellite to a storage room near where this particular camera is and there was no improvement.
What kind of wall is this? Sometimes moving the device and/or satellite only a few feet can make a difference in WiFi signal strength.
If an Orbi satellite 10' from this wall will not penetrate it, then a WiFi extender is not likely to, either.
That's a valid point. I live at the beach, so my house is built on pilings. Half the house (lengthwise) is enclosed with a storage room and "basement". The other half is like a carport. Currently, 2 of my 5 cameras are on the side of the carport area where everything is open and I have a strong signal. 2 of the 5 are up on the main floor level. The one I am having the problem with is in front of the storage room. As soon as I round the corner of the piling in the corner of that storage room the signal increases. I put the satellite in the storage room and the signal did not improve. The wall is made of studs, sheetrock and clapboard siding.
I am probably not visualizing it correctly, but radio waves basically go in a straight line and 2 feet of solid wood between the WiFi access point and a little battery powered camera would be a lot to penetrate.