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Wifi outdoor coverage
What do you recommend when outdoor distance is the greatest challenge? As in, I am having trouble getting a signal to/from my wireless outdoor security camera (in one direction) and to my detached of...
dinghar wrote:What do you recommend when outdoor distance is the greatest challenge? As in, I am having trouble getting a signal to/from my wireless outdoor security camera (in one direction) and to my detached office (in the other direction). My existing dual band router is probably 2-3 years old. I have unsuccessfully tried google mesh to extend the signal to the office. When Vivint tech guys came and determined they couldn’t help with my security cam, one recommended a Nighthawk triband router, as his gives him the kind of signal reach (at his home) that I am seeking. Aside from hardwiring, wondering if you have any suggestions for the best distance coverage outdoors. I’m at the end of my DIY tether.
For your detached office, go to Amazon and do a product search for powerline wifi extenders. The top rated Netgear PLW1000 shows plenty of good reviews.
Be cautions about the "Tri-Band" hype. Review Appendix N here:
https://www.duckware.com/tech/wifi-in-the-us.html
Kitsap wrote:For your detached office, go to Amazon and do a product search for powerline wifi extenders. The top rated Netgear PLW1000 shows plenty of good reviews.
Good idea in theory, but talk of a detached office is worrying.
Many electricians, not to mention the law, insist on having a separate fuse box and circuit isolators when they wire an office. (Mine did.) And Powerline does not play nicely in those circumstances. The Powerline signal has a hard time crossing the electrical barriers.
michaelkenward wrote:
Kitsap wrote:For your detached office, go to Amazon and do a product search for powerline wifi extenders. The top rated Netgear PLW1000 shows plenty of good reviews.
Good idea in theory, but talk of a detached office is worrying.
Many electricians, not to mention the law, insist on having a separate fuse box and circuit isolators when they wire an office. (Mine did.) And Powerline does not play nicely in those circumstances. The Powerline signal has a hard time crossing the electrical barriers.
Not worrying at all if you are in the US. National Electrical Code requirements, sub-panels, and circuit breakers do not constitute circuit isolators when both buildings are supplied by the same primary circuit panel. If you are not in the US, further examination would be prudent.
Kitsap wrote:
Not worrying at all if you are in the US.
One advantage of having a 120-volt electricity system that is piss poor on the power front.
