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Outdoor WiFi extender
Hi, I was just curious if anyone knows if netgear makes a long range wifi extender. Due to a lot of criminal activities in town and want to protect my operation from unwanted traffic, I would like to ...
- Alright, well thank you all for your help and advice.
Netgear does make outdoor WiFi as part of the commercial product line. (WAX610Y), but it would not integrate with the existing Orbi system.
With that sort of distance, I would look at units from other vendors that are described as "point to point wireless bridge".
Mainstream vendors such as Ubiquiti and TP-Link make several models. (Amazon carries a number of products from less well-known companies.) Since they are rated in terms of kilometers, they will provide a good link over only 900 ft. There are units rated for outdoor use. Because of the (relatively) short distance, it might be possible to place the units at both ends inside and they will connect through both the house and barn walls.
In essence, these units appear on both ends to be an Ethernet connection. The home WiFi system things "something" is wired to the system with Ethernet, and in the barn any Ethernet device can be connected to the unit with Ethernet. For example, an Orbi satellite or any WiFi Access point (from any vendor) can be placed to provide a signal to the cameras.
I'd start by reading the user comments about such units to see what caused people to purchase them and see how their needs match yours.
Ubiquiti nano station products get consistently good reviews, as to TP-Link. Some of the minor manufacturers have high ratings on Amazon. (Caveat: I have never installed one of these myself.)
Do those other point to point products work with a netgear router or do I need to look at getting a new router too?
They work with any brand. To the system, they appear to be an Ethernet cable.
- Alright thanks, so I started looking into point to point bridges. But my question is now do the security cameras need to plug into the slave end or does that extend the range of the wifi so the camera can connect wirelessly?
We use Ubiquiti antennas for something similar to what you are asking to connect security cameras around the property (currently using 6 antennas for 10 cameras spread around the area) and then connect it to a NVR located in my house. I use an Orbi and have used other Netgear Routers with no issues. You just need to set the antennas up properly and ensure they are on a signal that is not crowded to avoid interference, depending on your area and the distance involved. The antennas act as a sender of the data from the camera to the receiver antenna which then transfers the data to the NVR via your network.
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