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Range Extender Help
Hey All, Looking for suggestions to extend the range of my Orbi RBR40 and 2 RBW30 Satellites. I currently have a detached workshop from my home that is about 100 ft away from where my RBR40 is locat...
Alas, I see nothing. 100 ft. is too far. And, the RBW30 lacks the feature essential to most solutions: an ethernet jack.
The #1 solution is always "run an outdoor rated ethernet cable". Provides full speed, no interference.
If that is impractical (as it often is), purchase a substitute for an ethernet cable, such as a pair of Ubiquity Nanostation M:
https://www.ui.com/airmax/nanostationm/
I have never installed this myself, and have no idea if it is better than, worse than, or "a good buy" compared to similar products. Amazon has them from at least a half dozen brands at various prices. I, personally, would prefer a "known brand" than one of the "no name" brands, but that's just me. Whoever they are, they probably have reverse engineered a product that they have been manufacturing for an established company for years. Who knows?
Alas, no ethernet jack means this solution cannot be used. So, I would pair a "radio-as-ethernet" lin with an inexpensive 2.4G/5G access point (from any brand) and assign it the same SSID and password as the Orbi. Take the RBW30 back to the main house and plug it in somewhere.