wi fi in shop

[grsthegreat]

I didn't see your distance from the house in the first post.

Yes it is but mine is all metal and your is wood, I'm thinking the wood should allow a good signal but 300 feet can be a problem.

Have you tried the ExternalAntenna approach ?

i tried several other things. this is what worked. it is an antenna, specifically for wifi. now my signal in shop is exactly the same as signal in house near wifi unit. i can also now use my cell phone within the shop.

i just remeasured to make sure and its about 320 feet between shop and house. the house router is in office which is furthest part of house away from shop. So this antenna is getting signal from deep within my house. impressed.

 

[k0ua]

i tried several other things. this is what worked. it is an antenna, specifically for wifi. now my signal in shop is exactly the same as signal in house near wifi unit. i can also now use my cell phone within the shop

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When all else fails, put up an antenna:thumbsup:

 

[bg71361]

I use one of these to link my shop to the house. super easy to install and have no problems with it at all. Weather doesn't seem to change it at all either.

Amazon.com: Mikrotik Wireless Wire RBwAPG-6ad kit 6 GHz wireless link 1 Gbit full duplex Link: Computers & Accessories

I may have missed it, what was your distance? Metal building?
Thx

 

[JHurt]

I may have missed it, what was your distance? Metal building?
Thx

200 ft maybe and a metal building. I can’t remember without reading the specs, but this thing will “broadcast” antenna to antenna a long ways!

 

[bg71361]

200 ft maybe and a metal building. I can’t remember without reading the specs, but this thing will “broadcast” antenna to antenna a long ways!

Thanks! Mine is about 350ft. I've tried the wifi over powerline with no luck. TENDA P1002P KIT AV1000 Gigabit with Power Outlet Pass-through Powerline Adapter,Up to 1000Mbps Amazon.com: Tenda AV2 Mini Power Line Adapter Starter Kit, up to 2Mbps (P2): Computers & Accessories

I have a coax cable buried to my shop, I unhooked my cable modem and router and took it to the shop it operated the same as in the house. Trying to figure out a way to use the coax buried and set a second router, but I'm clueless on what to do.

 

[lennyzx11]

Thanks! Mine is about 350ft. I've tried the wifi over powerline with no luck. TENDA P1002P KIT AV1000 Gigabit with Power Outlet Pass-through Powerline Adapter,Up to 1000Mbps Amazon.com: Tenda AV2 Mini Power Line Adapter Starter Kit, up to 2Mbps (P2): Computers & Accessories

I have a coax cable buried to my shop, I unhooked my cable modem and router and took it to the shop it operated the same as in the house. Trying to figure out a way to use the coax buried and set a second router, but I'm clueless on what to do.

I ran a Ethernet line from my cable modem/router in the house to a wireless router set as an ACCESS POINT in the shop.
Seems to be working seamlessly and the speed test is great for about a year now.

 

[lennyzx11]

I ran a Ethernet line from my cable modem/router in the house to a wireless router set as an ACCESS POINT in the shop.
Seems to be working seamlessly and the speed test is great for about a year now.

I work from home via phone and computer so this lets me stay out there in the shop most of the day tinkering while between calls.

 

[bg71361]

I ran a Ethernet line from my cable modem/router in the house to a wireless router set as an ACCESS POINT in the shop.
Seems to be working seamlessly and the speed test is great for about a year now.

So I’m clear, you ran a cat 5 cable to your shop and set up a network access point?

 

[lennyzx11]

Yes. It is Similar to the way hotels do it. With the same password setup at the access point as the original router, it works very well for the computer, phone, kindle, etc to connect automatically.
The key was NOT to setup as an extender but an access point.

 

[dlctcg]

I have a coax cable buried to my shop, I unhooked my cable modem and router and took it to the shop it operated the same as in the house. Trying to figure out a way to use the coax buried and set a second router, but I'm clueless on what to do.

If you want to run Ethernet over your installed Coax you can use MoCA adapters (stands for Multimedia over Coax Alliance). It will give you a hardwired Ethernet port out their, then from there you could add an Access Point to broadcast your WiFi or even add a switch for additional network ports. They are reliable & really don't have any complicated setup... We have used them multiple times in the past on client projects when preexisting coax is in place & running new Cat 5 or 6 is cost prohibitive.

Here is one company:

MoCA Network Adapters - Actiontec.com
https://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-Bo...40-20&linkId=0d0a5acbedbcfa78e917ebafe99eda5d

Just check the Manufacturers Spec for maximum Coax length (the MoCA's spec is 300')... but I know some manufactures state greater & I know we have at least (3) unit in the field running 350+ (at a golf course for their out buildings)