WiFi extenders???

[lbhsbz]

I find myself in a spot where I need good wifi about 20 feet past where I have good WiFi. Router is in the house, end of garage is 50ft away from router and I have good WiFi at that point. I need it another 10 feet out, and I’m seeing 2 (curved) bars outta 4.

What’s the most headache free way of solving this?

 

[Good Stuff]

I use the Orbi Mesh router from Costco at home. Works pretty good for coverage on our tract house and outside. They have outside extenders available as well for larger properties.

 

[monkeyswrench]

I run one of the powerline adapters to the converted preschool/guest thing. Usually works good

 

[CoolCruzin]

Using the TP Link
Easy hookup and works good
I can get outside to the patio area where it was dead before and upstairs bedroom

 

[Done-it-again]

Have Orbi mesh 6. Been great for years only negative is the price.

 

[Activated]

I tried the wifi extenders and it was not that great. I went the Mesh route and it has been awesome.

 

[ChrisV]

does these extenders work with starlink?

 

[intense]

does these extenders work with starlink?

yes

 

[Dog]

TP-Link AC750 Wireless Portable Nano Travel Router(TL-WR902AC)

 

[Riverfamlee]

Use a mesh set up

 

[2Driver]

Use a mesh set up

yep. I have a Linksys mesh 3 node and its great. Those little plug in deals don't do much and lose bandwidth.

 

[TimeBandit]

Netgear Orbi Mesh AX4200 / Costco version

flawless for three years

Amazon.com

 

[Outdrive1]

I use the Google setup

 

[lbhsbz]

So…how does the mesh thing work? Do I just need places to plug everything into a wall outlet or??

 

[TimeBandit]

So…how does the mesh thing work? Do I just need places to plug everything into a wall outlet or??

Yep.

This replaces the wi-fi router you already have.

You plug the main mesh unit into power and then the modem with a CAT cable.

the other units are spaced around the house just plugged into power.

 

[boat527]

Asus in the house and a TP Link in my shop..

Over 100ft from the house, watching the UFC noche right now...

 

[Motoxxxloak]

I’ve had amazing success with the eero pro 6e

 

[RadMan]

If you happen to have an Apple airport laying around pretty sure they can do this. I read up on it once but never tried.

 

[boatpi]

Mesh Netgear will reach 100' ++.

 

[yz450mm]

Another vote for Orbi mesh.

 

[lbhsbz]

If you happen to have an Apple airport laying around pretty sure they can do this. I read up on it once but never tried.

I have no idea what this is

 

[SoCalDave]

Asus in the house and a TP Link in my shop..

Over 100ft from the house, watching the UFC noche right now...

I use the Google setup View attachment 1428774

Been running Google mesh for years as well and can get a signal three houses down the street.

 

[dspracing]

I run 2 ubiquity APs on opposite corners of 5,000 square ft under roof. Great coverage on the entire property. Cell service is nearly non existent where I’m at so we rely on it heavily for our phones to work. The system works really well for us.

The APs are cheap but it’s part of our larger ubiquiti setup that handles switching and our cameras. Not totally sure what the minimum cost of entry is if you just need WiFi or if running cabling to the APs would be an option for you.

 

[lbhsbz]

What an AP?

I’m just a stupid mechanic…y’all need to talk to me like I’m 5 when it comes to this stuff.

 

[spectra3279]

Asus in the house and a TP Link in my shop..

Over 100ft from the house, watching the UFC noche right now...

I have an asus ac-rt5300. I still get usable signal 1/2 a block away. The 5300 supposedly means 5300 ft of coverage.

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

I’ve had amazing success with the eero pro 6e

Same. Flawless

 

[pronstar]

Mesh is brick to forehead simple to setup. I have mesh nodes all over the place, great reception and no dead spots in the house and outside as well.

 

[lakemadness]

I had orbi. For whatever reason it had regular trouble. Ended up getting a deco system. Works well. I got one for my office building too. Nonissue and cheaper than orbi.

 

[Dannyo]

I have Orbi as well. Satellite upstairs from Router downstairs.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

What an AP?

I’m just a stupid mechanic…y’all need to talk to me like I’m 5 when it comes to this stuff.

Access Point. Essentially a router. More or less.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Access Point. Essentially a router. More or less.

Technically an AP is a half-duplex hub that connects wireless clients to the wired network. Routing is handled by other devices.

In the case of residential gear it’s common to include an AP along with a router in the same box, but that doesn’t make the AP a router.

 

[BingerFang]

I have Eero mesh system from Amazon. Works killer in and around the house.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

Technically an AP is a half-duplex hub that connects wireless clients to the wired network. Routing is handled by other devices.

In the case of residential gear it’s common to include an AP along with a router in the same box, but that doesn’t make the AP a router.

I know there are differences, but for the lamen..... essentially a router.

 

[SFV2RVR]

I have a Orbi AX4200 wifi 6 system that I used for about 2 days that I will sell on the cheap. The mesh router stuff didnt like any of my Sonos stuff and I got tired of trying to make it all work.

 

[j21black]

I had trouble getting service in my shop - TV would pick it up from house because is was in line with a door window - For anything else to work I had to have the garage doors open.

Had a wifi extender out there and really no improvement.

I went this route, and tied the shop to it's own router - Works great, will drop service occasionally (mfg says I need to do a firmwire update but it looks like a PIA) but usually reconnects on it's own within a minute or two. So I live with it for now - on weekends I'm am out there probably 16 hours/day and it may drop once, or not at all....

These are not the exact ones I bought, but same brand.

Amazon.com

 

[Flying_Lavey]

I had trouble getting service in my shop - TV would pick it up from house because is was in line with a door window - For anything else to work I had to have the garage doors open.

Had a wifi extender out there and really no improvement.

I went this route, and tied the shop to it's own router - Works great, will drop service occasionally (mfg says I need to do a firmwire update but it looks like a PIA) but usually reconnects on it's own within a minute or two. So I live with it for now - on weekends I'm am out there probably 16 hours/day and it may drop once, or not at all....

These are not the exact ones I bought, but same brand.

Amazon.com

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The wifi extender needs to be in reach of the wifi router. It amplifies and extends the network signal. If you place the extender somewhere there is already no signal, there won't be any improvement cause there is nothing for it to extend.

 

[j21black]

The wifi extender needs to be in reach of the wifi router. It amplifies and extends the network signal. If you place the extender somewhere there is already no signal, there won't be any improvement cause there is nothing for it to extend.

There was signal, just very weak. It had line of sight thru the window - Same as TV previously did.

Bridge was a much better option in my application 100' form the house.

 

[Kachina26]

Got an old router laying around? I just used an old one out in the shop to help with the WiFi door opener and security camera. Help with internet off the phone as well.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

There was signal, just very weak. It had line of sight thru the window - Same as TV previously did.

Bridge was a much better option in my application 100' form the house.

It needs to go where there is MUCH better signal than that. It should be on the house side as close to the garage (or shop) as possible. The extenders don't do well with a weak signal.

 

[Flying_Lavey]

BTW, if your router is low inside the house, try to raise it as high as possible and outside of any cabinets. The more things the wifi signal has to go through, the worse the signal becomes.

I did this with my house in Paso. I put the router up on top of a 6' tall cabinet and I went from a very week signal at the ends of the house to a 50% signal strength. Up there the signal is only going through walls, not furniture, people, and everything else under your roof.

 

[j21black]

It needs to go where there is MUCH better signal than that. It should be on the house side as close to the garage (or shop) as possible. The extenders don't do well with a weak signal.

It was at the door or closet point of access to house. I understand how they work - Just sharing what I did on my end.

It may or may not be applicable here.....

 

[lbhsbz]

Ended up buying a Deco AX3000 for $169 on Amazon.

Was fairly simple...plugged one unit into the router, set the other unit in the garage, have full bars inside the trailer I parked behind the garage, 60ft away from router where I had one bar before. I have not plugged in the 3rd unit yet.

 

[steamin rice]

Ended up buying a Deco AX3000 for $169 on Amazon.

Was fairly simple...plugged one unit into the router, set the other unit in the garage, have full bars inside the trailer I parked behind the garage, 60ft away from router where I had one bar before. I have not plugged in the 3rd unit yet.

I've got the Deco mesh system around my house, with 4 units total. I have great wifi from one end of my house to my Casita/RV garage which is about 400' end to end. I believe the mesh system slightly reduces the speed, but it would probably only be something you'd notice if you are into gaming or something else that requires a lot of bandwidth.

 

[pronstar]

I've got the Deco mesh system around my house, with 4 units total. I have great wifi from one end of my house to my Casita/RV garage which is about 400' end to end. I believe the mesh system slightly reduces the speed, but it would probably only be something you'd notice if you are into gaming or something else that requires a lot of bandwidth.

If the mesh units are connected wirelessly (wireless backhaul), then there’s some latency/delay. Some of these units will have a dedicated Wi-Fi channel just for the back haul, and this can speed things up.

If the mesh units are connected via hard line (Ethernet backhaul), there’s no delay.

All but two of my units are on Ethernet backhaul, I mix and match depending on how hard it is to run a cable to a location.