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Hi all,

I have installed a TP-Link EAP225 outdoor AP on the roof of my house. I have a guard house at my front gate with one EZVIZ wi-fi camera recording the gates(red dot on pic). The camera has LOS to the AP at around 40m distance. It works ok, drops connections now and then.

Now I would like to add another EZVIZ camera on the guard house just around the corner from the other camera recording the street(yellow dot on pic). I have not yet tested if there is sufficient Wi-Fi signal form the EAP225 where I want to mount the second camera.

What would be my best option here?
Install an AP or router that can pick up the EAP225 signal inside the roof of the guard house and connect the 2 cams with cat cable to the router. What kind of device would I need for this? I do not want to blow the budget, just want a decent connection at the guard house.

Any ideas?

TIA.

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W@P said:
What would be my best option here?
Install an AP or router that can pick up the EAP225 signal inside the roof of the guard house and connect the 2 cams with cat cable to the router. What kind of device would I need for this? I do not want to blow the budget, just want a decent connection at the guard house.

Any ideas?
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This would be easy with a cheap router, if it doesnt need to be outside for LOS, which I assume it does. Now you need an outdoor unit which raises the price.

The cameras are PoE? You may be better off getting a PoE switch to supply the 3 cameras and the new wireless client
 
yogidabear said:
This would be easy with a cheap router, if it doesnt need to be outside for LOS, which I assume it does. Now you need an outdoor unit which raises the price.

The cameras are PoE? You may be better off getting a PoE switch to supply the 3 cameras and the new wireless client
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The current camera at the guard house is mounted under the eave or roof overhang, so it's getting its signal through the chromadeck roof sheet if that makes sense. I suspect a router lying inside the roof will get sufficient signal.

Anything or a feature of a router I should look out for when getting one or will any old router do?
There is a power plug inside the roof so powering the cameras is not an issue and I am not in the mood to go all POE and everything.

I had 2 x VDSL routers lying around that the weather knocked out the VDSL part. I am sure I could have used that but I binned them.

On a side note. To do this proper, let's say I did not have the TP-LINK EAP225 already mounted to a pole. What route would you have taken?

Thanks
 
You don't have WiFi in the front/middle building, or does that not belong to you (i.e. you are in a pypsteel)?
 
Mier said:
You don't have WiFi in the front/middle building, or does that not belong to you (i.e. you are in a pypsteel)?
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No that's my neighbor.
 
W@P said:
The current camera at the guard house is mounted under the eave or roof overhang, so it's getting its signal through the chromadeck roof sheet if that makes sense. I suspect a router lying inside the roof will get sufficient signal.

Anything or a feature of a router I should look out for when getting one or will any old router do?
There is a power plug inside the roof so powering the cameras is not an issue and I am not in the mood to go all POE and everything.
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Perfect you just saved a lot of money. Yes any router should do as they almost all have a client mode

Like https://scoop.co.za/cudy-dual-band-wifi-5-1200mbps-5dbi-gigabit-router-wr1200.html

Its 11ac, has enough Ethernet ports, and costs very little.
 
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Mier said:
An ethernet over powerline setup may be useful in this scenario
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Most definitely. The only problem is the power in the guard house does not make part of my house db.
 
W@P said:
Geewiz has stock of this one. So this would work?
I must say the Cudy products are very well priced and look to be decent.
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In theory yes but I havent done what you want, and only used as a router. So it has a wisp mode which will do what you want but the cameras would likely have NAT. That may be ok for you, but if not I am unsure if you can disable and allow it just to be a bridge. That model can also do openwrt but unless you a fan already not likely you would use http://www.cudytech.com/openwrt_software_download

If you not in a rush I can try it next time I have one to setup, maybe this week even
 
yogidabear said:
In theory yes but I havent done what you want, and only used as a router. So it has a wisp mode which will do what you want but the cameras would likely have NAT. That may be ok for you, but if not I am unsure if you can disable and allow it just to be a bridge. That model can also do openwrt but unless you a fan already not likely you would use http://www.cudytech.com/openwrt_software_download

If you not in a rush I can try it next time I have one to setup, maybe this week even
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Thanks I ordered from geewiz and also ordered the camera from TA.
Will report back.
 
use one of these connected to your main router to connect to the camera - just check the frequency of each device
scoop.co.za

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Tim_vb said:
use one of these connected to your main router to connect to the camera - just check the frequency of each device
scoop.co.za

Ubiquiti UISP airMAX NanoStation M5 5GHz 16dBi Radio | NSM5

Ubiquiti's NSM5 is an airMAX M series 5GHz radio with a 16dBi antenna. It is designed as a lightweight, cost-effective, short-distance CPE (client premises equipment), PtP (point to point) or PtMP (point to multipoint) access point solution.
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I am using a TP-Link EAP225 to get signal at the guard house. The cameras only work on 2.4ghz so that's how it's set up atm. When the Cudy arrives I will let it connect to the 5ghz network of the TP-Link and the cameras can be hard-wired to the router or connect to the router's 2.4ghz network.

That's the plan anyway.
 
W@P said:
I am using a TP-Link EAP225 to get signal at the guard house. The cameras only work on 2.4ghz so that's how it's set up atm. When the Cudy arrives I will let it connect to the 5ghz network of the TP-Link and the cameras can be hard-wired to the router or connect to the router's 2.4ghz network.

That's the plan anyway.
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Then its similar to what I did with my complex guard house, used an old router at the guardhouse to connect everything together and give guards some wifi.
 
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W@P said:
On a side note. To do this proper, let's say I did not have the TP-LINK EAP225 already mounted to a pole. What route would you have taken?
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The proper way (but likely overkill) would be to use this:

MikroTik SXT 2 10dBi Outdoor Gigabit CPE | RBSXTG-2HnD​

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MikroTik

MikroTik makes networking hardware and software, which is used in nearly all countries of the world. Our mission is to make existing Internet technologies faster, more powerful and affordable to wider range of users.
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Update:

I installed the Cudy router in the roof of the guard house. Picks up the signal from the house excellent. No i have strong wifi signal from the router in the roof to the direct area outside the guard house.

Will installed the new camera. The original camera is also connected to the Cudy now and works brilliantly.
 
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