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kmg365
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Jul 06, 2020

Weak Wifi Signal in new detached garage

I am considering purchasing the Orbi WiFi Range Extender RBS50Y and wanted to know if this is has heloed anyone with their WiFi signal in a detached garage with metal walls. My garage is about 30" fr...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 06, 2020

You may want to put in a buried LAN cable or find a wifi bridge to place in between the home and detacted garage. If the garage is on the same power circuit you could use power line adapters between. They have to be on the same power circuit though. 

kmg365 wrote:

I am considering purchasing the Orbi WiFi Range Extender RBS50Y and wanted to know if this is has heloed anyone with their WiFi signal in a detached garage with metal walls. My garage is about 30" from the house and 80' from the router. I have a decent signal outside the garagem but once I go inside I lose signal.

 

Looking for recommendations.