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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. ...
The NVR is a Wisenet SNR-73201W. The shop is approximately 35 ft from where the NVR is in our home. The power runs from the house to the breaker box in the shop. I have tried just a Wi-Fi extender and have the same problem that it won’t connect with the router in the house. We tried to run an Ethernet to the extender to see if that would work but the extender only has an out port so no luck. I’m not really that knowledgeable with this stuff and live in a small town where we have a computer store but they are not very knowledgeable with security systems.
Hi Shannon,
I guess it isn't possible to move the NVR to a window adjacent to the garage?
When you look for an access point on your mobile phone, do you see the NVR network in the list? How do you pair a camera with it - do you need to specify a network name and password? If you see the NVR network and have control over the name/password used then you may be able to use an extender to assist here, otherwise the camera will be connecting using a proprietary method which you unlikely to duplicate using an extender.
Last resort for me would be to unscrew one of the aeriels on the back of the NVR (if they can be unscrewed easily) and take it down to an electronics shop - ask whether they have a high/very high gain aeriel with the same screw connector - or alternatively ask if they have an extension lead that you could run from the aeriel connector on your NVR into your garage, and connect the aeriel to it there. This link shows the type of thing I'm talking about, however it would need to have the correct connectors to match your NVR aeriel socket. https://www.reichelt.com/gb/en/wifi-aerial-cable-n-plug-n-coupler-10-m-lan-wl-ak-nsnk10-p47244.html
Cheers
Nick
I actually can’t move the NVR, unfortunately the only widow adjacent to the garage is off the stairway to the basement. When I set up the NVR, we put up the cameras, plugged in the NVR and connected it to the Wi-Fi, the cameras then automatically pair with NVR. Both cameras will connect if both garage doors are open. When you close either door we lose the one camera. There is a network that comes up on my phone that could be the NVR, but I’m not sure. I could check on the aerial but probably not here in town. We only have one computer town in store and I doubt they carry them but it would be worth checking. I was hoping a power line adapter would be my answer.