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Extending to outdoor building
I work in a building at the bottom of the garden c.70ft from my Orbi 960 router. I have a satellite in a glass room about 10ft away from the router with an Ethernet cable to the outbuilding. Laptop works ok with Ethernet but wi-fi signal is poor. The satellite in the glass room always has a poor signal as well. Any ideas on how to extend the wi-fi signal. Have tried to take the satellite to the outbuilding but didn’t work as too far. Thanks
Ethernet is low voltage cable, so building codes allow for it to be passed through walls. If it is convenient to do so, then connecting a new Ethernet cable to the existing cable will allow the existing satellite to be relocated to the outbuilding. Having a satellite only 10 ft from the router does not expand the WiFi coverage area much.
If it would be difficult or costly to get a cable from the router to the where the satellite is now, there are other potential solutions to improve WiFi signal at the outbuilding. Amazon sells 960 satellites for $600. Place one in the outbuild. Connect it to the existing satellite with the Ethernet cable. "Problem solved."
Expanding the Orbi mesh is the only way to preserve seamless roaming between the main building and outbuilding.
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If you have ethernet to the outbuilding, why not connect the satellite to the ethernet in there?
- Because I have to use one satellite to be outside as nowhere to put the cable to get it outside I guess I could drill through a wall. Wasn’t sure if that would work but thanks for confirming
Ethernet is low voltage cable, so building codes allow for it to be passed through walls. If it is convenient to do so, then connecting a new Ethernet cable to the existing cable will allow the existing satellite to be relocated to the outbuilding. Having a satellite only 10 ft from the router does not expand the WiFi coverage area much.
If it would be difficult or costly to get a cable from the router to the where the satellite is now, there are other potential solutions to improve WiFi signal at the outbuilding. Amazon sells 960 satellites for $600. Place one in the outbuild. Connect it to the existing satellite with the Ethernet cable. "Problem solved."
Expanding the Orbi mesh is the only way to preserve seamless roaming between the main building and outbuilding.
