Wifi extender and how to link wifi security camera ?
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Hi to all you technically minded I would kindly like some help please.
I have fitted a Swann wifi security to outside our detached garage and it is powered by the mains in the garage but is connected to the Internet by our router indoors via wifi at about 60% efficiency. The camera has an Ethernet cable combined with the power cable.
Could I plug in some kind of wifi extender in the garage and connect to the Internet via Ethernet cable from camera to the Ethernet port in the wifi extender and would this then give me a better wifi internet connection to the camera. Also any reasonably priced recommendations.
Thanks
I have fitted a Swann wifi security to outside our detached garage and it is powered by the mains in the garage but is connected to the Internet by our router indoors via wifi at about 60% efficiency. The camera has an Ethernet cable combined with the power cable.
Could I plug in some kind of wifi extender in the garage and connect to the Internet via Ethernet cable from camera to the Ethernet port in the wifi extender and would this then give me a better wifi internet connection to the camera. Also any reasonably priced recommendations.
Thanks
Stay away from WiFi repeaters, they are awful, especially for any use cases that are even remotely demanding (ie, streaming video).
Ensure everything is transmitting at full power.
If any of the devices have external aerials, they are probably what are known as dipole antennae so make sure they are all vertical. (Short plastic things with a hinge at the base?)
If you can’t get the WiFi good enough by physically moving things around, you could look at some Ethernet over Power adapters. These devices transmit Ethernet over your electrical power system. They do work across different ringmains within a house, but not across totally different electrical supplies. I have some TP-Link AV600 devices between my house and garage and they work well. They provide WiFi and 2x wired connections too.
If you can’t get an Ethernet over power solution to work, then your last option is to run an outdoor Ethernet cable between the two. This obviously brings no end of aesthetic and practical considerations so is what most people try last, but it will also give you the fastest and most reliable connection.
Ensure everything is transmitting at full power.
If any of the devices have external aerials, they are probably what are known as dipole antennae so make sure they are all vertical. (Short plastic things with a hinge at the base?)
If you can’t get the WiFi good enough by physically moving things around, you could look at some Ethernet over Power adapters. These devices transmit Ethernet over your electrical power system. They do work across different ringmains within a house, but not across totally different electrical supplies. I have some TP-Link AV600 devices between my house and garage and they work well. They provide WiFi and 2x wired connections too.
If you can’t get an Ethernet over power solution to work, then your last option is to run an outdoor Ethernet cable between the two. This obviously brings no end of aesthetic and practical considerations so is what most people try last, but it will also give you the fastest and most reliable connection.
I've just done exactly what you are thinking of doing.
I installed one of these on a shipping container in a field.
KuWFi 150Mbps Wireless Outdoor CPE 2KM Distance Outdoor Wireless Access Point WIFI Repeater
Off Amazon.
I configured it to connect to my WiFi (as a WiFi repeater - I use the WiFi for an alarm system )and then plugged my ipcam into one of its lan ports with a cable (my cam isn't WiFi).
Performs perfectly where a regular WiFi device would barely pick up any signal ( I tested over 20 meg internet via a cable into the KuWifi CPE).
P.s my WiFi is being beamed 100m from my house using another similar device ( tplink CPE).
I installed one of these on a shipping container in a field.
KuWFi 150Mbps Wireless Outdoor CPE 2KM Distance Outdoor Wireless Access Point WIFI Repeater
Off Amazon.
I configured it to connect to my WiFi (as a WiFi repeater - I use the WiFi for an alarm system )and then plugged my ipcam into one of its lan ports with a cable (my cam isn't WiFi).
Performs perfectly where a regular WiFi device would barely pick up any signal ( I tested over 20 meg internet via a cable into the KuWifi CPE).
P.s my WiFi is being beamed 100m from my house using another similar device ( tplink CPE).
O/T, but to anybody buying WiFi stuff like this mentioned above...
KuWFi 150Mbps Wireless Outdoor CPE 2KM
There is no way you can get 2Km out of it in the UK legally. If you read the details a bit, it says it has a transmit power of 1000mW. That’s great, but in the UK the limit for this kind of thing is just 100mW, so with 10x less transmit power (or rather, for the geeks amongst us, a 20dBm EIRP limit in the UK, instead of seemingly a 30dBm transmitter plus a 12dBi gain antenna), you can imagine it won’t go as far when used over here.
Lots of WiFi things are invented / marketed for US buyers, but they have much higher transmit power limits than we do over here in the UK. Anything that mentions impressive WiFi coverage distances should generally be taken with a pinch of salt unless you know what you’re doing.
KuWFi 150Mbps Wireless Outdoor CPE 2KM
There is no way you can get 2Km out of it in the UK legally. If you read the details a bit, it says it has a transmit power of 1000mW. That’s great, but in the UK the limit for this kind of thing is just 100mW, so with 10x less transmit power (or rather, for the geeks amongst us, a 20dBm EIRP limit in the UK, instead of seemingly a 30dBm transmitter plus a 12dBi gain antenna), you can imagine it won’t go as far when used over here.
Lots of WiFi things are invented / marketed for US buyers, but they have much higher transmit power limits than we do over here in the UK. Anything that mentions impressive WiFi coverage distances should generally be taken with a pinch of salt unless you know what you’re doing.
Thank you for the replies I am going to try the tp link power line adapters they do a pair for £25 with one USB port which will suit my needs also gets good reviews.
If any good I will get another pair , one for the TV and one for the iPad/iPhone/computer in the kitchen to play music to the Bluetooth speaker in the garden.
Actually what cable would I need from iPhone to adapter?
If any good I will get another pair , one for the TV and one for the iPad/iPhone/computer in the kitchen to play music to the Bluetooth speaker in the garden.
Actually what cable would I need from iPhone to adapter?
Edited by GT4P on Tuesday 16th April 17:21
RikJonAtk said:
O/T, but to anybody buying WiFi stuff like this mentioned above...
KuWFi 150Mbps Wireless Outdoor CPE 2KM
There is no way you can get 2Km out of it in the UK legally. If you read the details a bit, it says it has a transmit power of 1000mW. That’s great, but in the UK the limit for this kind of thing is just 100mW, so with 10x less transmit power (or rather, for the geeks amongst us, a 20dBm EIRP limit in the UK, instead of seemingly a 30dBm transmitter plus a 12dBi gain antenna), you can imagine it won’t go as far when used over here.
Lots of WiFi things are invented / marketed for US buyers, but they have much higher transmit power limits than we do over here in the UK. Anything that mentions impressive WiFi coverage distances should generally be taken with a pinch of salt unless you know what you’re doing.
They might be telling the truth on the 1000mw.... I got a strong full signal link with it laying on the floor, facing straight up, behind heras fencing, trees, and a container, at 100m! I was a little surprised, expecting orientation and alignment to be critical.KuWFi 150Mbps Wireless Outdoor CPE 2KM
There is no way you can get 2Km out of it in the UK legally. If you read the details a bit, it says it has a transmit power of 1000mW. That’s great, but in the UK the limit for this kind of thing is just 100mW, so with 10x less transmit power (or rather, for the geeks amongst us, a 20dBm EIRP limit in the UK, instead of seemingly a 30dBm transmitter plus a 12dBi gain antenna), you can imagine it won’t go as far when used over here.
Lots of WiFi things are invented / marketed for US buyers, but they have much higher transmit power limits than we do over here in the UK. Anything that mentions impressive WiFi coverage distances should generally be taken with a pinch of salt unless you know what you’re doing.
I use wireless video transmitters on my quadcopters that's are USA power spec, bought in the UK.
I have been one of these for years for my AV kit:
https://www.linksys.com/gb/p/P-WUMC710/, £20-odd in a sale from PC World. 802.11AC wifi , 4 Ethernet ports
https://www.linksys.com/gb/p/P-WUMC710/, £20-odd in a sale from PC World. 802.11AC wifi , 4 Ethernet ports
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