Extend wi-fi outside 200' to barn for bird box camera

Question

I have the Orbi RBR50v2 mesh router(s) in my house, and they work great. &nbsp;I'd like to install a wi-fi-enabled camera in an owl nesting box 200 feet away, on the far side of a barn. &nbsp;How can I do that????? &nbsp;Thanks.

plemans · Answer

Pray?&nbsp;
200ft is quite a distance and probably not realistic, especially if you have to go through a barn to get there.&nbsp;
You could try a satellite in the barn to see if it'd reach to the house and rebroadcast to the nest.&nbsp;

Dcondit · Answer

After I posted my question, I saw someone else’s post asking a similar question (though my barn is wood, not metal). Someone else suggested burying an Ethernet cable to the barn. &nbsp;Maybe that’s the easiest (though not exactly easy!) way to go?

plemans · Answer

A hard wired connection will always be best. If you've got something to do it and power, a used orbi satellite could be hardwired in and be seamless

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Extend wi-fi outside 200' to barn for bird box camera

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