I am trying to expand my wireless coverage from my home to my metal shop, which is about 100' from my house. What do I need to do this?
852060
You can use the Ubiquiti Unifi outdoor AP for this. If you do not have clear line of site to the office you can also attach the outdoor unit to a Ubiquiti sectional antenna to enhance signal to the office.
852061
(1) Cheapest solution: 1 x NanoStation M2 Loco. Turn airMAX off. Set to 20MHz. Mount outside of house, point at shop. (2) Fancier solution: 2 x NanoStation M5 loco. Setup up WDS bridge. One on house, one on shop. Point at eachother. Hook the shop one to: 1 x UniFi UAP. Put the UAP indoors, hook it to the M5 that's on outside of shop. (3) Uber Solution: 2 x NBE-M5-16. Set up as WDS bridge. One on house, one on shop. Point at eachother. Hook shop one to: 1 x UAP-Pro. Put UAP-Pro indoors, hook the M5-16 outside of shop.
852062
(1) Cheapest solution: 1 x NanoStation M2 Loco. Turn airMAX off. Set to 20MHz. Mount outside of house, point at shop.(2) Fancier solution: 2 x NanoStation M5 loco. Setup up WDS bridge. One on house, one on shop. Point at eachother. Hook the shop one to: 1 x UniFi UAP. Put the UAP indoors, hook it to the M5 that's on outside of shop.(3) Uber Solution:2 x NBE-M5-16. Set up as WDS bridge. One on house, one on shop. Point at eachother. Hook shop one to:1 x UAP-Pro. Put UAP-Pro indoors, hook the M5-16 outside of shop.
852063
From your router hook up a LOCOM2 or NSM2 pointing at shop as AP, Turn AirMax off. Voila.
620160
depends on how strong the signal is getting sent out...I'd say 500 feet is very far...I used it for about 100 feet, through a metal garage however, but it struggled. It also depends on how strong the wireless adapter is that's built in the computer (that you're hooking this up to). a better solution is a wireless bridge.
1992730
You can only extend the range of your network with an AirPort or AirPort Extreme, unless you connect it with a cable to your router. Still needs to be closer to where you sit than the wireless router.
147400
Sorry, your metal building will shield all wi-fi signals coming from the house. You'll need to run a hard line to your building.
200547
I say yes under the following scenario. If at the closest point to your neighbors house you are getting 40/50 signal strength chances are pretty good you can extend the signal much farther into yours. While true the initial set-up needs to be near 100 signal strength, however after that the unit can be moved to optimize the range of the signal. Netgear has a really great app called the Netgear Genie exactly for that purpose. Any yes, your neighbor will need to let you come over to set the unit up. Good Luck.
95158
Paul, I was trying to get full wifi out to my backyard which is only about 50' away, but my problem is I have steel siding on my house instead of wood or vinyl .So I positioned the extender at the nearest wall socket to my sliding glass door to to the back yard as to reflect thru the glass and not my siding. This worked, I didn't have all bars showing but I had the wifi ok. Your standard wifi router (N) should get you at least that far without the extender, standard structure house wood of vinyl siding of course
1988248
With proper Externally mounted antennas on both ends, you should be able to span 100 feet or more
1851696
I have a garage about 30 feet detached from the house. This router would not reach with a usable signal very well.
360393
I would look into getting a power over Ethernet setup, these wireless range extenders don't work very well
554363
I would say unless you have metal studs or metal roof it should work fine for that area. Ours is right at 2100 and it is fine except in the far bedroom which is probably 25-30 ft. through sheet-rock, studs and brick from the router. It receives and sends from there but needs a lot of time which I think is due to resending of the data because of errors.
1617985
I have had issues with wireless products working in a metal building before. If you are going from inside the building to the outside of the building, chances are, you will have issues. If you are going from within, to another location within, you may be OK. Manufacturers typically do not spend time testing for situations outside of the intended use, so the only way to know is to try it and see. I am going from a basement to the 1st floor of a house, with the set I bought, and have no issues at all. I do not monitor, just saves having to walk up and down stairs and make a cell call from within the house when dinner is ready or the wife has a question... Good luck.
1920973
I do not know. Would NOT recommend this product to extend WIFI range. Would definitely recommend LINKSYS AC1200 MAX WIFI Range Extender. Initially plug it in next to your router. Enter the username and password of your router into your Smart Phone or I-Pad. Then plug the LINKSYS WIFI Extender in a convenient area about 40-80 feet from the router. Your WIFI range will now be extended to approx 80-160 feet.
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i added it to my wifi and got more range, How far the range is not sure. I have a 3 story house and added it to get the wifi from the 3rd floor to my first. It worked for that. So i'll say at least. 50-60 ft. more range for me. I'm guessing that if the signal had to go over a flat area it might cover a larger area.
1137625
I don't know for sure about the signal spread, but I think you are OK. It would be better to check with the manufacturer. I have a concern that regardless of the angle, the signal may not penetrate the metal skin of the building. It may take a second antenna on the metal building itself to pick up the signal and then feed to a wireless router inside the building. Just a caution... I'm not an expert.
619358
It will mostly depend on your landlord's router. With a good one it should just reach. For anything that far though, I recommend setting up a wireless repeater.
1147100
I too live in a semi rural area, closest neighbor is about 150 yards away, I can get full signal on his wireless router. If you run Linux you can increase the power and it will go even further.
796773
It does not extend your range at all. It must be within, and is subject to, your existing wifi network.