Any suggestions for getting acceptable signal from wifi router that is too far

[Reasonable Doubt]

I need to get a acceptable signal to and from a wifi router that is in a basement about 50 feet away to a wireless security cam that is outside on a garage.

I need help.

I tried an wifi range extender but the speed dropped too low and the cam wouldn't connect.

Anyone have any other suggestions?

 

[Kartajan]

2.4Ghz?

a better antenna could do the trick, maybe something like this:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833997226

 

[Reasonable Doubt]

2.4Ghz?

a better antenna could do the trick, maybe something like this:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833997226

Are you 100% sure.

Also where would I put the antenna?

This is the modem with built in router that I have.

front: http://d2ydh70d4b5xgv.cloudfront.ne...ay-modem-a1979d6198203f58bbd2ec431f3d79ba.jpg

back: http://setuprouter.com/router/cisco/dpc3941t-xfinity/reset-71533.jpg

 

[mxnerd]

UbiQuiTi NanoStation LOCOM2

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833664012

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-NanoStation-loco-M2-Wireless/dp/B00HXT8FFI

https://www.telcoantennas.com.au/site/how-extend-wifi-coverage-using-ubiquiti-nanostation

 

[Reasonable Doubt]

UbiQuiTi NanoStation LOCOM2

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833664012

https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-NanoStation-loco-M2-Wireless/dp/B00HXT8FFI

https://www.telcoantennas.com.au/site/how-extend-wifi-coverage-using-ubiquiti-nanostation

I don't like this set up. Looks like a person has to run wire and hook it up outside.

 

[Reasonable Doubt]

Is Google Wifi a good option?

https://madeby.google.com/wifi/

 

[mxnerd]

You already found that Wi-Fi signal outdoors can't penetrate the wall well.

You have to use outdoor Wi-Fi AP and pull a cable inside or you are going to have same problem.

Ever sitting in a car outside a McDonald or Starbucks store trying to connect to their free Wi-Fi?

 

[Reasonable Doubt]

You already found that Wi-Fi signal outdoors can't penetrate the wall well.

You have to use outdoor Wi-Fi AP and pull a cable inside or you are going to have same problem.

Ever sitting in a car outside a McDonald or Starbucks store trying to connect to their free Wi-Fi?

My father has his wireless security cam outside. He was having the same problem but a wifi extender worked.

Did I get lucky with that one.

I tried an wifi extender with this wireless security cam I'm having problems with. The signal from the wifi extender was strong but it loss too much speed.

The wifi from the cable router was fast but signal strength was not strong enough.

The distance from the wifi router to the wireless security cam is from about 50 feet in a basement to the cam on the garage outdoors.

I was thinking the Google Wifi moved to the corner of the basement will be good enough. The corner of the basement to the cam on the garage is about 30 feet.

 

[mxnerd]

Every house / environment is different. One Wi-Fi setup works for one does not necessary work for another.

In many cases you just have to try yourself. No experience with Google WiFi, can' tell.

Use a longer cable and see if you can relocate the existing router closer to the security camera.

 

[mindless1]

I'd just use a wired 'cam, don't want streaming devices hogging the bandwidth. Stringing wire isn't fun, but fast wifi for everything else is.

 

[Reasonable Doubt]

I'd just use a wired 'cam, don't want streaming devices hogging the bandwidth. Stringing wire isn't fun, but fast wifi for everything else is.

It's a motion sensor type cam. It only streams or records when people trigger it or I intentionally view it.

 

[mindless1]

You could ignore that and use a wired 'cam.

 

[ch33zw1z]

I'm prone to wired myself. Wireless is for stuff that doesn't matter.

 

[ViRGE]

What extender did you use? It's possible that the problem was a lousy extender, rather than anything related to radio waves.

Otherwise, and just taking a shot in the dark here, your options are to either run a wired drop close enough to the camera to drop a WiFi access point there, or try the extender in different locations. Assuming for a second that the extender is sound, a strong signal from the extender but weak bandwidth sounds to me like the extender wasn't able to reach your router very well.

 

[mxnerd]

Get a pair of Powerline ethernet adapters if you don't want to wire from where external AP cable comes in to the basement.

https://www.amazon.com/AV2000-Powerline-Pass-Thru-Gigabit-PLA5456BBKIT/dp/B01MTNKNPZ

 

[mikeymikec]

I'm prone to wired myself. Wireless is for stuff that doesn't matter.

I wonder how easy it is for a bad guy to jam a wireless signal.

 

[JackMDS]

Please Note that while using a wire connecting and an additional AP the success of extending Wireless performance is 99%.

Using Extender cuts the Bandwidth that is at the Extender spot by 50%, and it depends on the enviroment at the rest of the Extending travel. So percentage of success is much lower the AP.

Powerline is very iffy to begin with because we have no clue about the level of their cleanness to Ethernet traffic.

That said you can try one or the other. Providing that disappointment is not a "Devastating Feeling" for you, and the handling of the hardware is so that it can be returned for a full refund.

 

[sdifox]

I need to get a acceptable signal to and from a wifi router that is in a basement about 50 feet away to a wireless security cam that is outside on a garage.

I need help.

I tried an wifi range extender but the speed dropped too low and the cam wouldn't connect.

Anyone have any other suggestions?

Run a cat 6 from the basement router to the main floor then setup AP there.