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WiFi bridge questions/options
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:28 am
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:28 am
I’m looking to bring WiFi into my metal building shop about 300’ from my router/modem. I have a wired Ethernet port on the back of my house. Im thinking a wireless bridge with to an access point is the best option but looking for feedback. This is the hardware I’m considering. I’m wondering if I just put another access point on the back of my house if it would be enough to get a good signal into the metal shop about 150’ away. Any thoughts?
Bridge Access point
Bridge Access point
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Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:41 am to snake2985
do you just need something that works or something that will provide robust speed levels?
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:53 am to snake2985
You've linked to a wifi mesh access point, not a wireless bridge device. While you can create a wireless "bridge" with wifi mesh units, it probably won't be as fast and reliable as a set of point-to-point wireless bridge units.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:57 am to notsince98
I’m looking to move my home office into my shop. So I do need decent speeds
Posted on 3/13/24 at 9:58 am to Korkstand
There are two links. The first one is a point to point bridge
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:11 am to snake2985
quote:Hah! So there are, and so it is!
There are two links. The first one is a point to point bridge
A pair of the PtPs and an AP inside the shop, sounds like you've got a good plan.
In case it matters to you, I'd like to share something I've discovered recently. I haven't tried any TP-Link bridges, but at least for Ubiquiti gear at that short of range, the unit on the house end can be inside the attic (assuming the "line of sight" is obstructed only by wood and shingles and not metal or masonry). The one on the shop has to be outside the metal of course, but if you'd rather not have one hanging off the house you can probably find a good spot in the attic.
Posted on 3/13/24 at 10:41 am to snake2985
The bridge only supports N speeds. That would maybe get you to 100Mbps of actual throughput (probably 50-80Mbps range).
if you need more, you are probably talking Unifi gear and you would want both sides of the bridge to be outside and directly line-of-sight to get the best performance.
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if you need more, you are probably talking Unifi gear and you would want both sides of the bridge to be outside and directly line-of-sight to get the best performance.
LINK
This post was edited on 3/13/24 at 10:52 am
Posted on 3/13/24 at 12:52 pm to snake2985
If you already have TP link Deco mesh I would try the exterior access point on each bldg line of sight. I use this over 450 feet and works well
Posted on 3/13/24 at 3:39 pm to jborotiger
Posted on 3/13/24 at 8:57 pm to broadhead
I worked from my shed for a year which is connected via wireless bridge and never had any issues.
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