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Metal building wifi
Another remote metal building question. i live on an acreage. Added a wavlink extender to my network at the house. Works good everywhere across the acreage, good signal, except wifi signal inside me...
Thanks for the model number. I see some factors to consider:
- To get a communications inside the metal building, the WiFi antennas must be outside (or inside placed next to a non-metal part of the wall. i.e. cut a hole and glue a piece of plastic over it.)
- If there is a need to have WiFi service inside the building, then there must be WiFi antennas inside.
- The EX6200 has only one set of antennas. They cannot be in both locations at the same time.
- Getting power to a unit outside the building is not trivial.
What about this:
- Purchase an outdoor rated WiFi extender which is powered by Power over Ethernet (PoE). The extender goes outside and the Ethernet cable comes inside and connects to the PoE power supply, and then connects to the EX6200.
- Set up the EX6200 in Access Point mode (page 21 of the User Manual)
So an outside extender will pick up the wifi signal on the outside and the Ethernet cable will take that signal to the ex6200? If I understand correctly, that would be a great option. Can you offer advice on what outside extender I might consider?
sorry I don’t know to much about this, I’m a 75 year old newbie ….ha ha
I have an AX3000 wavlink extender at the house now that is getting my signal to that areas outside.