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I need one that is a true extender, I can’t create another network, this is for crappy Chinese made security cameras and they require all cameras to be on the same network. I’ve tried some from NewEgg and Amazon, but they don’t work at all, even though the “reviews” (probably paid for - not actual reviews) were excellent. Any ideas would be helpful.

I’ve also tried other crappy Chinese cameras, I think they’re all made in the same factory because they all have the same issues, which is they turn themselves off and/or go offline for ridiculous events that indoor/outdoor cameras should be able to handle, like cold weather and sunrise.

I need one that is a true extender, I can’t create another network, this is for crappy Chinese made security cameras and they require all cameras to be on the same network. I’ve tried some from NewEgg and Amazon, but they don’t work at all, even though the “reviews” (probably paid for - not actual reviews) were excellent. Any ideas would be helpful. I’ve also tried other crappy Chinese cameras, I think they’re all made in the same factory because they all have the same issues, which is they turn themselves off and/or go offline for ridiculous events that indoor/outdoor cameras should be able to handle, like cold weather and sunrise.

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Netgear makes some great extenders , I use them for my solar powered reolink cameras out on my property.

You can also get a router with multiple antennas, and put a directional yagi pointed twords the cameras on one of the inputs. I had a great point to point high gain yagi that I hit a 1/2 mile with great speed.

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Thank you, I’ll look into those, I only have to extend through a large building, but I’m helping someone with their wifi extending out to a gazebo, so your comment is very helpful

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Stick to the lowest frequency channels you can. Due to the margins/budgets of the signals/waveforms, the lower the frequency the greater distance it will travel.

Stick to 2.4 Ghz channel 1 if you can, or if you really need some distance, find some older 900MHz 802.11 B/G/N routers and make a wireless point to point link to your local camera area and use a std 2.4 ghz to the cameras if they don't support 900mhz.

Example Camera -> 2.4 ghz router -> 900 mhz link to another 900 mhz link, then to main router and internet.

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Due to the margins/budgets of the signals/waveforms, the lower the frequency the greater distance it will travel.

Yep. G is going to work better than N, A, etc. I used to run 802.11b because it's even more reliable at greater distance, just slower.

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I learned a trick for extending a network (wired). Plug the Ethernet between two client ports on the routers (leaving the upstream port empty on the second router), and disable DHCP on the second one. This will just put them all on the same subnet. I have an Ethernet cable running across the house like this, giving Wi-Fi at both ends (different names so I can be sure the cameras on that end all connect to the closer one). Everything is on the same subnet (192.168.1.1).

I always get routers that can be reflashed with OpenWRT so I can keep them updated and all using the same version so I don't have to learn multiple routers.

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EMF’s’r bad, mmkay? If you can help it, run CAT6 through the attic to the locations, we don’t know the long term effects of EMF’s. That is to say the FCC and FDA do ZERO testing on all short wave frequencies that penetrate deep into our bodies. They rolled out H1N1 when 4G dropped, and they rolled out COVID when 5G dropped.

Better safe than sorry, it’s good to turn off your router at night and ground your grounding sheet to an isolated grounding rod (not connected to your house’s ground). I remember my dreams like I remember my days since I started, also went from 6 hours to 9 hours easily.

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My dad does this, and I thinking does have merit, we are bombarded by untested radio waves. I won’t use 5G, when my current phone dies I’ll go to flip or landline.

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I never had a problem with tp link. Fun fact: while waiting on a house to be ready, I lived in a camper that was hundreds and hundreds of yards away from the house with the WiFi.

I used 3 of these extenders to have WiFi. It worked better than my almost signaless mobile data and even kept my Blink camera function out there.

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If you have a wired port nearby, a WRT54GL with Tomato firmware can make a great WiFi access point. I have a bunch of those in a box for repeater duty when I need to go somewhere and provide wireless.

Those things are old, but reliable, and with slow 54Mbps Wireless-G, they generally work in areas where you have a lot of traffic. Bonus is you can use the forbidden channels 13 and 14, which you should not do in the USA.

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Old building, the router is plugged into the only port, but thanks, it’s good to know.