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Outdoor wifi range extenders
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DapperDanMan
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Dairyfarmer
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I have one of these that I bought on Banggood last year. Works well. Paid R300 on special.
[Upgrade Version] WAVLINK-WN570HN2 High Power Outdoor 3 in 1 Wireless Access Point/Router/WiFi Repeater Range Extender Internet Signal Booster Amplifier with PoE and High Gain Antennas(802.11 a/b/g/n)
SAY GOODBYE TO WEAK WIFI SIGNAL- Dual external antennas provides up to 300Mbps transmission rates. With 2 x 2 MIMO technology; up to 1000mW of high power for extreme coverage; Enhance existing Wi-Fi coverage; Get internet everywhere and eliminate WiFi dead zones. || WITHSTAND HARSH OUTDOOR...
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I have one of these that I bought on Banggood last year. Works well. Paid R300 on special.
[Upgrade Version] WAVLINK-WN570HN2 High Power Outdoor 3 in 1 Wireless Access Point/Router/WiFi Repeater Range Extender Internet Signal Booster Amplifier with PoE and High Gain Antennas(802.11 a/b/g/n)
SAY GOODBYE TO WEAK WIFI SIGNAL- Dual external antennas provides up to 300Mbps transmission rates. With 2 x 2 MIMO technology; up to 1000mW of high power for extreme coverage; Enhance existing Wi-Fi coverage; Get internet everywhere and eliminate WiFi dead zones. || WITHSTAND HARSH OUTDOOR...pclinkshop.com
.Investing in an inverter system, so trying to pinch the pennies.
Will give it until August, and then bite the bullet to buy a new one.
Dairyfarmer
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Or do this:
Wireless router for R235 https://www.takealot.com/tp-link-300mbps-wireless-n-router/PLID28719995 and an outdoor junction box for about R250 from an electrical supplier.
Dairyfarmer
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Here is a R200 router that would work perfectly as an AP. You just need to house it in a weatherproof enclosure.
TP-Link TD-W8961N 300Mbps wireless N ADSL2+ modem router
Bought October 2019 for R390,00 Telkom discontinued the line in the shop, so no longer required No box but can package should this be needed 9 volt power adaptor included IP address 192.168.0.1, easy to configure Can also be used as a 10/100 switch and wireless AP, has 4 x LAN port. Has...
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Thanks.@adielk
Here is a R200 router that would work perfectly as an AP. You just need to house it in a weatherproof enclosure.TP-Link TD-W8961N 300Mbps wireless N ADSL2+ modem router
Bought October 2019 for R390,00 Telkom discontinued the line in the shop, so no longer required No box but can package should this be needed 9 volt power adaptor included IP address 192.168.0.1, easy to configure Can also be used as a 10/100 switch and wireless AP, has 4 x LAN port. Has...
Your suggestion reminded me I had an old linksys AP lying around. Found it yesterday.
Since I already have the outdoor plug inside an enclosure I'll either place it inside it or place AP as close to it as possible if I cant get the network cable to the enclosure box.
SauRoNZA
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Forget Range Extenders, they are all useless kak.
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Ubiquiti UniFi AC Mesh (UB-UAP-AC-M)
802.11AC Indoor/Outdoor Wi-Fi Access Pointwith Plug & Play Mesh TechnologyBreakthrough Wi-Fi Mesh TechnologyExpand the limits of wide-area Wi-Fi. UniFi® Mesh technology simplifies Wi‑Fi infrastructure deployments by enabling nearly unlimited application use including towns, stadiums, conference...
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We went this option of AP to limit expenditure.Forget Range Extenders, they are all useless kak.
Ubiquiti UniFi AC Mesh (UB-UAP-AC-M)
802.11AC Indoor/Outdoor Wi-Fi Access Pointwith Plug & Play Mesh TechnologyBreakthrough Wi-Fi Mesh TechnologyExpand the limits of wide-area Wi-Fi. UniFi® Mesh technology simplifies Wi‑Fi infrastructure deployments by enabling nearly unlimited application use including towns, stadiums, conference...
I only have one outdoor wifi plug struggling. Not sure why.
I have some non-recurring expenditures at the moment, so cheap is my solution.
Once the outdoor plug running, its not going to really be an issue.
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SauRoNZA
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Probably better to us a normal indoor setup then somewhere closer to the outdoor plug?
Amazingly these outdoor things are so crazy I don’t know why I bothered putting any inside my house in the first place.
1. Yep, thus @Dairyfarmer made me remember old AP as outdoor plug already inside an enclosure
2. If need to drill a hole, too much effort, I'll rather place AP as close to plug as possible.
Hopefully find time in week to do this. AP next to my bed so just case of plugging into a cat cable. Check if it will fit under door, otherwise place close to door. Or even mount it on the door as outdoor plug near the door
Hmm thought of using outdoor plugs as indoor replacements at a stage but only have 2 sonoffs and the wifi plugs are cheap enough.
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I’ve got an outdoor unifi unit. It’s an older single band unit though
I just need a 2.4ghz wifi for the sonoff outdoor plug. My wifi cameras run fine on the wifi. Honestly not sure why the sonoff outdoor plug struggles. Had to get it on mobile hotspot to confirm its not malfunctioning.
Thanks. Old AP close to door next to outdoor plug did the trick.
