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Outdoor WiFi extender
Hi, I was just curious if anyone knows if netgear makes a long range wifi extender. Due to a lot of criminal activities in town and want to protect my operation from unwanted traffic, I would like to ...
- Alright, well thank you all for your help and advice.
We use Ubiquiti antennas for something similar to what you are asking to connect security cameras around the property (currently using 6 antennas for 10 cameras spread around the area) and then connect it to a NVR located in my house. I use an Orbi and have used other Netgear Routers with no issues. You just need to set the antennas up properly and ensure they are on a signal that is not crowded to avoid interference, depending on your area and the distance involved. The antennas act as a sender of the data from the camera to the receiver antenna which then transfers the data to the NVR via your network.
Keep in mind that you may need switches with POE capabilities and cameras that are capable of being used on those types of setups as some of the cheaper closed network camera systems are not. Regardless, I would not recommend cheap brands with either the antennas or camera, stick with name brands, such as Ubiquiti for antennas and good quality outdoor cameras and not one of the many cheap brands that are out there as you will have nothing but problems and they won't last.
- If you don’t mind me asking what is the best kind of outdoor camera. I was looking at Wyze because I saw they can store data to an sd card and I don’t want to pay a monthly subscription to view my camera data. I’ve read a little that cameras that go into a dvr are another good alternative but I’m not sure if I’d have to run a Ethernet cable to the dvr and I don’t want to run 700ft to the dvr. So if they make something that wifi camera that transfer to the dvr I’d consider that.
Schellsbeer wrote:
If you don’t mind me asking what is the best kind of outdoor camera.This is like Alice going down the rabbit hole. Security cameras run the gamut from very inexpensive to really costly.
The cheapest (such as Wyze, and I have several) are almost all:
- 1024 resolution (bottom end)
- powered by a USB cable to an electrical outlet
- connected to the network with 2.4G WiFi (because [a] 2.4G components are cheap, [b] 1024 resolution does not require much bandwidth, and [c] 2.4G WiFi has greater range than 5G WiFi.)
Spending more gets things like
- much higher resolution. (I now have some 12MB cameras. the pictures are incredible)
- options to power using Power over Ethernet (PoE) cable. No electrical outlet needed.
I am not a fan of relying on claims that cameras are "weatherproof". Prefer to place them underneath something to protect from rain/snow etc. Also absolutely HATE battery powered cameras. Solar panels are a way to avoid battery problems, but I am not a fan of how they look and they (obviously) have to be exposed to get the sunlight and I like cameras that are sheltered.
Might want to start with internet searches.
I agree with CrimpOn as there are lots of cameras to choose from. I personally have Dahua and Hikvision cameras in my setup combined with the Ubiquiti antennas and Trendnet and Tp-link switches I think.
It all depends on what your expectations are in terms of quality, video ability, and reliability.
With NVR's, you don't need to run cabling like that as there are NVR's capable of connecting to those antennas so miles of ethernet cabling is not necessary. I personally use a Dahua NVR for that purpose which can stream up to 16 cameras, 4 up to 4k, and has a remote viewing app. There are NVR's which are cheaper, some more expensive depending on what features you want, video streaming quality, etc. It all depends on your budget and expectations. I personally don't like those cameras systems that rely on cloud streaming services, such as Ring and others, that you have to pay for as I think recording locally saves money in the long term.
I also don't personally trust those cheap, no name brand, cameras, not only due to security issues, but reliability, video quality, etc.It all depends on what you are looking for and what you want out of the system.
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