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Internet help - getting WiFi signal to outdoor cameras
Posted on 10/25/20 at 9:16 am
Posted on 10/25/20 at 9:16 am
Have Cox panoramic router upstairs in the office.
Streaming tv’s around the house are excellent.
No issues.
Have two WiFi net gear extenders that show two channels, 2.4 and 5. One is hooked up downstairs in the living room and one is not being used. The main tv in the living room is running off the 5 channel from the extender. Works excellent.
My issue:
Have three Ring cameras outside.
One by the front door, one on back porch and one on the garage.
Back porch camera is connected to our main router. Works fine. The two in the front of the house are very slow. Front door one is at least connected (to the 2.4 channel from the extender) but choppy and is closer to the house. The garage one has trouble connecting to the WiFi at all.
How do I best solve this issue?
Streaming tv’s around the house are excellent.
No issues.
Have two WiFi net gear extenders that show two channels, 2.4 and 5. One is hooked up downstairs in the living room and one is not being used. The main tv in the living room is running off the 5 channel from the extender. Works excellent.
My issue:
Have three Ring cameras outside.
One by the front door, one on back porch and one on the garage.
Back porch camera is connected to our main router. Works fine. The two in the front of the house are very slow. Front door one is at least connected (to the 2.4 channel from the extender) but choppy and is closer to the house. The garage one has trouble connecting to the WiFi at all.
How do I best solve this issue?
This post was edited on 10/25/20 at 9:21 am
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Posted on 10/25/20 at 10:00 am to pwejr88
Imo the best way to solve this issue is to ditch all the netgear extender crap. I personally have ubiquiti access points working as a mesh. But I've heard good things abt google and other mesh systems. I just prefer the versatility of the ubiquiti system.
I've never had any luck with the crap wifi extender things you can plug into the wall. Those little things are where the internet goes to die.
I've never had any luck with the crap wifi extender things you can plug into the wall. Those little things are where the internet goes to die.
This post was edited on 10/25/20 at 10:01 am
Posted on 10/25/20 at 11:00 am to pwejr88
I agree, you need to ditch the extenders and get something better.
You might also need to carefully place your devices. Obviously the cameras need to be where you need them, so you can only adjust the access points. You need to visualize a straight line from the access point to the device (camera, whatever), and see what's blocking that line of sight. There are probably multiple walls, but sheetrock walls aren't a big deal. Is your house brick? Bricks/concrete/masonry are tough for wifi to penetrate, so you might need to put an access point nearer the outdoor cameras to get a strong signal. Metal also blocks wifi, so if the camera on the garage is "behind" the door, wifi will be spotty. Also consider what is inside the walls. Is there a breaker panel in the garage? Coverage may be spotty near it. All of this applies to both 2.4 and 5ghz signals, but 5ghz will be affected more (in other words 2.4ghz travels further).
Hope this helps.
You might also need to carefully place your devices. Obviously the cameras need to be where you need them, so you can only adjust the access points. You need to visualize a straight line from the access point to the device (camera, whatever), and see what's blocking that line of sight. There are probably multiple walls, but sheetrock walls aren't a big deal. Is your house brick? Bricks/concrete/masonry are tough for wifi to penetrate, so you might need to put an access point nearer the outdoor cameras to get a strong signal. Metal also blocks wifi, so if the camera on the garage is "behind" the door, wifi will be spotty. Also consider what is inside the walls. Is there a breaker panel in the garage? Coverage may be spotty near it. All of this applies to both 2.4 and 5ghz signals, but 5ghz will be affected more (in other words 2.4ghz travels further).
Hope this helps.
Posted on 10/25/20 at 1:27 pm to pwejr88
I got google wifi pods all around my house. I hard-wired all of them just for the hell of it. My mesh network is beast all over my house and extends deep into my yard from all directions. My exterior Nest cameras work great.
Posted on 10/25/20 at 2:50 pm to Got Heeem
I placed an extender near my front door camera and it works great.
Posted on 10/25/20 at 3:05 pm to lazy
Yeah I posted about it.
The extender downstairs is a beast. Our main tv hasn’t buffered for Netflix or Prime in years.
The extender downstairs is a beast. Our main tv hasn’t buffered for Netflix or Prime in years.
Posted on 10/25/20 at 5:43 pm to pwejr88
Well have you tried putting the unused extender near the two front cameras?
Posted on 10/25/20 at 7:49 pm to Korkstand
Ironically I put it in the garage only separated by the two garage doors and it seemed to have little effect.
I have put the second extender in the dining room, the room closest to the two outdoor cameras and it has worked. Not 100% for the trouble camera on the garage, but at least it’s connected
I have put the second extender in the dining room, the room closest to the two outdoor cameras and it has worked. Not 100% for the trouble camera on the garage, but at least it’s connected
This post was edited on 10/25/20 at 7:51 pm
Posted on 10/25/20 at 8:07 pm to pwejr88
This is one of three reasons why I put in POE security cams a month or two ago when I did it. The other two being network band width and the lag time it takes for the cameras to come on line when you cue them up.
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