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Power line adapter for detached garage
We have a detached shop and purchased a wireless camera system. Only the camera by the window gets a signal to the NVR in the House. We purchased a new NETGEAR Nighthawk to try and boost the signal. ...
A powerline adapter extends ethernet over your house wiring. It's basically equivalent to running a cat6 cable to the garage, though the speed wouldn't be as fast.
Some powerline adapter kits include a wifi module - that would create a new wifi signal in the shop that the cameras could potentially connect to. Similarly, you could connect up an extender or router to the cat6 cable and create a wifi signal that way.
Can you tell us the manufacturer/model number of the NVR? It'd be helpful to sort out whether cameras are connecting to your main wifi network, or if the NVR is includes it's own wifi network.
Also, what is the distance from the house to the shop? Does the shop have it's own power main, or does the power come from the house?