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Wifi extension to metal buiding
I have a metal shop that I am trying to get internet into. I currently have a Nighthawk 7000 (AC1900) in the house, and a Belken extender in the shop positioned close to the garage door window (appro...
Hello Loganwildman
The best way to get wifi out to the shop would be powerline but that requires your shop and house to use the same power circuit which sounds doubtful since you may be using big equipment out there. Its really hard to say if the EX7000 would fix the issue with all the variables that could be affecting the wifi signal. Have you tried to adjust the wireless channel on the R7000 to see if you can get a better signal you can use phone apps to help find the best channel to use with the least amount of interfearance. Our app is on android and is called Netgear Wifi analytics.
DarrenM