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echristley(at)att.net
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 6:26 pm Post subject: WIFI Repeater/Booster Options For My Remote Steel Hangar???

Google for cantennae.

When I was in Kentucky, I wanted to get my wifi down by the pool.  I set a 10"x10" square of aluminum behind my cable modem with the internal antennae to direct the signal.  It worked like a charm.

 

    On Wednesday, May 2, 2018 8:35 PM, William Hunter <billhuntersemail(at)gmail.com> wrote:



  



 Hi All,

  

Sorry about a slightly off topic questionâ€¦howeverâ€¦since there are a lot of smart people with various technical backgrounds on this forum I was hoping to get some (free) IT advice.

  

I have a DSL ADSL2+ modem with WIFI transmitter in the center of my house (Comtrend AR-5381U).  

  

My steel hangar is about 50 feet away and there is cement and asphalt over the ground between the house and the hangar so to dig down and install a CAT 5 cable run out to the hangar is not a fun option.

  

Are there any WIFI extender options available to get WIFI out to the hangar?  

  

I envision some kind DSL modem with a high powered WIFI router in the house and one of the routerâ€™s external WIFI antennas can be remote mounted on the outside eve of the house using a cable connection between the WIFI router and the remote mounted antenna and then another such WIFI antenna mounted on the outside of the steel hangar with a cable to a WIFI router (or extender) inside the hangar that rebroadcasts the WIFI signal in the hangar.  There is only about 50 feet distance between the house wall and the hangar wall.

  

Is there such a contraption available?  If so can you please recommend a make and model.

  

Any advice/suggestions/experience/ moments of silence/ positive energy dances would be most appreciated!!!

  

Againâ€¦sorry about the off topic question.

..

  

Cheers!!!

  

Bill  Hunter

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Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 7:26 pm Post subject: WIFI Repeater/Booster Options For My Remote Steel Hangar???

On 5/2/2018 7:32 PM, William Hunter       wrote:

     

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Hi All,         

          

Sorry about a slightly off topic             question…however…since there are a lot of smart people with             various technical backgrounds on this forum I was hoping to             get some (free) IT advice.         

          

I have a DSL ADSL2+ modem with WIFI             transmitter in the center of my house (Comtrend AR-5381U).                       

          

My steel hangar is about 50 feet away and             there is cement and asphalt over the ground between the             house and the hangar so to dig down and install a CAT 5             cable run out to the hangar is not a fun option.         

          

Are there any WIFI extender options             available to get WIFI out to the hangar?           

          

I envision some kind DSL modem with a             high powered WIFI router in the house and one of the             router’s external WIFI antennas can be remote mounted on the             outside eve of the house using a cable connection between             the WIFI router and the remote mounted antenna and then             another such WIFI antenna mounted on the outside of the             steel hangar with a cable to a WIFI router (or extender)             inside the hangar that rebroadcasts the WIFI signal in the             hangar.  There is only about 50 feet distance between the             house wall and the hangar wall.         

          

Is there such a contraption available?              If so can you please recommend a make and model.         

          

Any advice/suggestions/experience/             moments of silence/ positive energy dances would be most             appreciated!!!         

          

Again…sorry about the off topic question.         

..         

          

Cheers!!!         

          

Bill  Hunter         

          

          

          

        

     	
     There are probably much more qualified people here that can advise,     but I've done similar stuff. 

     

     I'd be doubtful of remoting one of the router's antennas, unless it     specifically says you can. Most of the new stuff operates at roughly     5 times the frequency of our transponders. Dozens of feet of coax at     those frequencies... not likely to work well.

     

     One way is to wire a 2nd router to your network, positioned where     the hangar can 'see' it. Place what's known as an 'access point' at     the hangar, where it can 'see' the router at the house. Wire the     access point to an additional router in the hangar. The kicker to     all this is configuring everything to talk to each other. I did it     years ago, when a neighbor could get DSL but my house was just too     far away from the DSLAM to work. I now have a bad DSL connection,     and a decent LTE modem serving my home network, and I've forgotten     most of the config details.

     

     A better option, Ubiquiti Nanostations, would look functionally     similar, but would probably be easier to set up. I haven't used     these, but they come highly recommended by guys on a Linux user     group I monitor. 

 https://www.google.com/search?q=Ubiquiti+nano+stations&oq=Ubiquiti+nano+stations&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i65.7250182j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

     

     A bit over $100 for a pair, and you'll still need another router in     the hangar.

     

     A third option, if the hangar AC power is fed from the house's meter     and panel, would be a power line networking pair. Note that both the     transmitter and receiver need to be on the same 'side' of the panel     (same phase of your AC power). Look here for options.

 https://www.google.com/search?q=powerline+network+extender&oq=power+line+network&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.11494j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

     

     Charlie

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Tim Olson

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Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 8:13 pm Post subject: WIFI Repeater/Booster Options For My Remote Steel Hangar???

I set up a pair of these Ubiquiti Loco       M5's for a hangar to hangar bridge of a few hundred feet

       at our airport this year.  They are very easy to configure and       work very well.

       As mentioned by Charlie, you would then still put a wireless       access point in the

       hangar if you want wifi there (or you could hard wire a PC       direct).

       They have a range of 10km, so you probably want to lower the power       level for

       a short link, but, they should be very reliable and fast.   You       can also buy some

       versions of wireless AP that can act as a wireless client to your       home wifi,

       and mount that on the hangar and run the cable to your PC in the       hangar.

       There are just so many ways to skin the cat.  It all depends on       how much cash

       you put in, but in general the most you could spend would be a       couple hundred

       bucks if you went real deluxe.

       

       Tim

       

       On 5/2/2018 10:25 PM, Charlie England wrote:

     

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       There are probably much more qualified people here that can       advise, but I've done similar stuff. 

       

       I'd be doubtful of remoting one of the router's antennas, unless       it specifically says you can. Most of the new stuff operates at       roughly 5 times the frequency of our transponders. Dozens of feet       of coax at those frequencies... not likely to work well.

       

       One way is to wire a 2nd router to your network, positioned where       the hangar can 'see' it. Place what's known as an 'access point'       at the hangar, where it can 'see' the router at the house. Wire       the access point to an additional router in the hangar. The kicker       to all this is configuring everything to talk to each other. I did       it years ago, when a neighbor could get DSL but my house was just       too far away from the DSLAM to work. I now have a bad DSL       connection, and a decent LTE modem serving my home network, and       I've forgotten most of the config details.

       

       A better option, Ubiquiti Nanostations, would look functionally       similar, but would probably be easier to set up. I haven't used       these, but they come highly recommended by guys on a Linux user       group I monitor. 

       https://www.google.com/search?q=Ubiquiti+nano+stations&oq=Ubiquiti+nano+stations&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i65.7250182j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

       

       A bit over $100 for a pair, and you'll still need another router       in the hangar.

       

       A third option, if the hangar AC power is fed from the house's       meter and panel, would be a power line networking pair. Note that       both the transmitter and receiver need to be on the same 'side' of       the panel (same phase of your AC power). Look here for options.

       https://www.google.com/search?q=powerline+network+extender&oq=power+line+network&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.11494j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

       

       Charlie

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Posted: Wed May 02, 2018 8:33 pm Post subject: WIFI Repeater/Booster Options For My Remote Steel Hangar???

Yes I admit this topic is a bit over my head…so THANKS for your help.

 

 	  Quote: 	
		   It all depends on how much cash you put in, but in general the most you could spend would be a couple hundred bucks if you went real deluxe. 

 
	


200 bucks is within the threshold of pain…less pain than digging

 

 	  Quote: 	
		   you would then still put a wireless access point in the hangar if you want wifi 

 
	


Yes preferred based on the need for handheld phones in addition to the PC (poor cellphone coverage here so WIFI is the only internet show in town)

 

 	  Quote: 	
		  They have a range of 10km, 

 
	


The house does not have any windows that face the hangar so some kind of remote antenna under the eve of the roof would be ideal… how does the WIFI get from the inside router to the rocket antenna?

 

The hangar is only 50 feet wall to wall…

..

 

Cheers!!!

 

Bill  Hunter

 

 

 



 

From: owner-aeroelectric-list-server(at)matronics.com [mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server(at)matronics.com] On Behalf Of Tim Olson

Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 9:12 PM

To: aeroelectric-list(at)matronics.com

Subject: Re: WIFI Repeater/Booster Options For My Remote Steel Hangar???

 

I set up a pair of these Ubiquiti Loco M5's for a hangar to hangar bridge of a few hundred feet

at our airport this year.  They are very easy to configure and work very well.

As mentioned by Charlie, you would then still put a wireless access point in the

hangar if you want wifi there (or you could hard wire a PC direct).

They have a range of 10km, so you probably want to lower the power level for

a short link, but, they should be very reliable and fast.   You can also buy some

versions of wireless AP that can act as a wireless client to your home wifi,

and mount that on the hangar and run the cable to your PC in the hangar.

There are just so many ways to skin the cat.  It all depends on how much cash

you put in, but in general the most you could spend would be a couple hundred

bucks if you went real deluxe.



Tim



On 5/2/2018 10:25 PM, Charlie England wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   	  Quote: 	
		  

 

	


There are probably much more qualified people here that can advise, but I've done similar stuff. 



I'd be doubtful of remoting one of the router's antennas, unless it specifically says you can. Most of the new stuff operates at roughly 5 times the frequency of our transponders. Dozens of feet of coax at those frequencies... not likely to work well.



One way is to wire a 2nd router to your network, positioned where the hangar can 'see' it. Place what's known as an 'access point' at the hangar, where it can 'see' the router at the house. Wire the access point to an additional router in the hangar. The kicker to all this is configuring everything to talk to each other. I did it years ago, when a neighbor could get DSL but my house was just too far away from the DSLAM to work. I now have a bad DSL connection, and a decent LTE modem serving my home network, and I've forgotten most of the config details.



A better option, Ubiquiti Nanostations, would look functionally similar, but would probably be easier to set up. I haven't used these, but they come highly recommended by guys on a Linux user group I monitor. 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Ubiquiti+nano+stations&oq=Ubiquiti+nano+stations&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i65.7250182j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8



A bit over $100 for a pair, and you'll still need another router in the hangar.



A third option, if the hangar AC power is fed from the house's meter and panel, would be a power line networking pair. Note that both the transmitter and receiver need to be on the same 'side' of the panel (same phase of your AC power). Look here for options.

https://www.google.com/search?q=powerline+network+extender&oq=power+line+network&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.11494j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8



Charlie

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Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 7:15 am Post subject: WIFI Repeater/Booster Options For My Remote Steel Hangar???

Tmart sells several inexpensive WiFi devices that may help you.Â  Go to the link below, and search for wifi extender, wifi repeater, and wifi booster.Â  That should cover it.



I have not purchased any of these devices, so I don't know how good they are, however, I have purchased other electronics, including wifi devices from them, and they worked as advertised.Â  Reviews of the products are available, but I do not know how useful they will be.

Be aware that some of their products ship from the US and others from China, so check that out.Â  Since they usually don't charge for shipping, if it is coming from China, it will be by slow boat and can take over a month.

Since I have an account with them, if I refer you we each get a $10 off coupon.Â  Let me know if you are interested in that.Â  Good luck, and let us know what worked. --joel

https://www.tmart.com/search.html?typeid=&q=wifi+repeater



On Wed, May 2, 2018 at 8:32 PM, William Hunter <billhuntersemail(at)gmail.com (billhuntersemail(at)gmail.com)> wrote:

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Hi All,

Â 

Sorry about a slightly off topic questionâ€¦howeverâ€¦since there are a lot of smart people with various technical backgrounds on this forum I was hoping to get some (free) IT advice.

Â 

I have a DSL ADSL2+ modem with WIFI transmitter in the center of my house (Comtrend AR-5381U).Â  

Â 

My steel hangar is about 50 feet away and there is cement and asphalt over the ground between the house and the hangar so to dig down and install a CAT 5 cable run out to the hangar is not a fun option.

Â 

Are there any WIFI extender options available to get WIFI out to the hangar?Â  

Â 

I envision some kind DSL modem with a high powered WIFI router in the house and one of the routerâ€™s external WIFI antennas can be remote mounted on the outside eve of the house using a cable connection between the WIFI router and the remote mounted antenna and then another such WIFI antenna mounted on the outside of the steel hangar with a cable to a WIFI router (or extender) inside the hangar that rebroadcasts the WIFI signal in the hangar.Â  There is only about 50 feet distance between the house wall and the hangar wall.

Â 

Is there such a contraption available?Â  If so can you please recommend a make and model.

Â 

Any advice/suggestions/experience/ moments of silence/ positive energy dances would be most appreciated!!!

Â 

Againâ€¦sorry about the off topic question.

..

Â 

Cheers!!!

Â 

BillÂ  Hunter

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Tim Olson

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Posts: 2882

Posted: Thu May 03, 2018 7:41 am Post subject: WIFI Repeater/Booster Options For My Remote Steel Hangar???

Hi Bill,



With wifi there are so many ways you can do the various

links, from repeaters to hard wired and then wireless

bridges to jump the gap.  I personally prefer to hardware

to the bridges.   So, going that route looks like this:



Assuming you have a current router that has an open LAN

port on it to plug a hard wired device, you run a cable from

the router to under your eaves or anywhere that you can get

line of sight to the hangar. Literally any line of site

should work fine.  You plug the cable into the Ubiquiti bridge

and run it to the router.  You connect a little

power-over-ethernet box into that cable, and then your

router uses a second shorter patch cable to connect to

that POE box as well.  That POE box makes things real

nice as you don't have to run a power circuit to the bridge,

but it's fed by the CAT5/6 cable by injecting power inline.



Now you're broadcasting.   And these things can go point

to point, or point to multipoint, so if you had other

garages, you just need another one for every site you want

to connect into the system.



Here are 2 versions of bridge. You can use whichever

frequency band you want.



https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-0000070700985-NanoStation-loco/dp/B004EHSV4W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525361752&sr=8-1&keywords=ubiquiti+nanostation+loco+m5

https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-NanoStation-locoM2-2-4GHz-Outdoor/dp/B00DCNRTAG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525361777&sr=8-1&keywords=ubiquiti+nanostation+loco+m2

On the hangar end, you have basically a very similar thing,

in that you have a power injector with a CAT5/6 cable to

the wireless bridge device.  But, on the inside of

that POE converter, you just connect a patch cable to

whatever router or access point you want to use in the

hangar.  You do NOT use the WAN port if you use a router,

as this router you would want operating in wireless

access point mode.



There are just hundreds of choices, and I've never

bought Ubiquiti for in-home AP's before, but something

like this would work.

https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Unifi-UAP-AC-Iw-Wireless-Access/dp/B06XZLP8Q6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1525361647&sr=8-2&keywords=unifi+ac+in-wall



As would something like this:

https://smile.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Unifi-Ap-AC-Lite-UAPACLITEUS/dp/B015PR20GY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1525361714&sr=8-1&keywords=unifi+apac+lite



So just plug the cat5/6 from the AP into the

same power injector on the LAN side, (or if it offers it's own

POE adapter just use CAT5/6 to connect them together)

and then you now have a wireless AP in your hangar

that's on the same network as your house network is.



You can set the same SSID if you wish, on the AP, and the

same security, and everything.



I'm a fan of not buying all-in-one wireless routers, because

it allows you to buy a nice little router and then have

separate AP's to locate in places to better cover the house.

Anyway, that's a general picture of what you'd buy and

how you'd connect it.

Programming them is pretty easy too.



Tim

On 5/2/2018 11:32 PM, William Hunter wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   Yes I admit this topic is a bit over my head…so THANKS for your help.

 

>  It all depends on how much cash you put in, but in general the most 

 you could spend would be a couple hundred bucks if you went real deluxe.

 

 200 bucks is within the threshold of pain…less pain than digging

 

> you would then still put a wireless access point in the hangar if you want wifi 

 

 Yes preferred based on the need for handheld phones in addition to the 

 PC (poor cellphone coverage here so WIFI is the only internet show in town)

 

>They have a range of 10km, 

 

 The house does not have any windows that face the hangar so some kind of 

 remote antenna under the eve of the roof would be ideal… how does the 

 WIFI get from the inside router to the rocket antenna?

 

 The hangar is only 50 feet wall to wall…

 

 ..

 

 Cheers!!!

 

 Bill  Hunter

 

 *From:*owner-aeroelectric-list-server(at)matronics.com 

 [mailto:owner-aeroelectric-list-server(at)matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *Tim 

 Olson

 *Sent:* Wednesday, May 2, 2018 9:12 PM

 *To:* aeroelectric-list(at)matronics.com

 *Subject:* Re: WIFI Repeater/Booster Options For My 

 Remote Steel Hangar???

 

 I set up a pair of these Ubiquiti Loco M5's for a hangar to hangar 

 bridge of a few hundred feet

 at our airport this year.  They are very easy to configure and work very 

 well.

 As mentioned by Charlie, you would then still put a wireless access 

 point in the

 hangar if you want wifi there (or you could hard wire a PC direct).

 They have a range of 10km, so you probably want to lower the power level for

 a short link, but, they should be very reliable and fast.   You can also 

 buy some

 versions of wireless AP that can act as a wireless client to your home wifi,

 and mount that on the hangar and run the cable to your PC in the hangar.

 There are just so many ways to skin the cat.  It all depends on how much 

 cash

 you put in, but in general the most you could spend would be a couple 

 hundred

 bucks if you went real deluxe.

 

 Tim

 

 On 5/2/2018 10:25 PM, Charlie England wrote:

 

     There are probably much more qualified people here that can advise,

     but I've done similar stuff.

 

     I'd be doubtful of remoting one of the router's antennas, unless it

     specifically says you can. Most of the new stuff operates at roughly

     5 times the frequency of our transponders. Dozens of feet of coax at

     those frequencies... not likely to work well.

 

     One way is to wire a 2nd router to your network, positioned where

     the hangar can 'see' it. Place what's known as an 'access point' at

     the hangar, where it can 'see' the router at the house. Wire the

     access point to an additional router in the hangar. The kicker to

     all this is configuring everything to talk to each other. I did it

     years ago, when a neighbor could get DSL but my house was just too

     far away from the DSLAM to work. I now have a bad DSL connection,

     and a decent LTE modem serving my home network, and I've forgotten

     most of the config details.

 

     A better option, Ubiquiti Nanostations, would look functionally

     similar, but would probably be easier to set up. I haven't used

     these, but they come highly recommended by guys on a Linux user

     group I monitor.

     https://www.google.com/search?q=Ubiquiti+nano+stations&oq=Ubiquiti+nano+stations&aqs=chrome..69i57j69i65.7250182j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

     A bit over $100 for a pair, and you'll still need another router in

     the hangar.

 

     A third option, if the hangar AC power is fed from the house's meter

     and panel, would be a power line networking pair. Note that both the

     transmitter and receiver need to be on the same 'side' of the panel

     (same phase of your AC power). Look here for options.

     https://www.google.com/search?q=powerline+network+extender&oq=power+line+network&aqs=chrome.2.69i57j0l5.11494j0j9&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

 

     Charlie

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Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 8:23 am Post subject: WIFI Repeater/Booster Options For My Remote Steel Hangar???

Hi All,



Sorry about the delay in getting back to you (work sometimes interferes with

my regularly scheduled life).  THANKS for the time in sharing your advice!!!



While shopping for Ubiquiti bridge on Amazon I found these power line

extenders:



https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-PowerLINE-1000-802-11ac-Gigabit/dp/B01929V7ZG

/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1525622222&sr=8-3&keywords=Powerline+Networking+with

+wifi



Does anyone have any experience with this type of WIFI extender devices???  



It seems that with this design the first unit receives the WIFI signal and

then since it is plugged into a wall outlet it transmits the digital signal

over the copper wiring in the house.  Any other units plugged into the house

power supply will then grab that signal and then transmit the WIFI.  They

say you can use up to 15 of these units scattered about the house to extend

your WIFI.



My hangar gets it power supply from the house power downstream from the

meter so imagine it would work in the same manner as if the box was plugged

into an outlet in the other room.

If they work it would be much easier to install than the plan A of running a

CAT 5 cable up to the attic and then to the house eve where the WIFI

extender antenna would be located and then the same setup out in the

hangar...PLUS...the master bedroom of the house is a bit far from the router

so the signal coverage is poor so hopefully if I buy three of these devices

I can get better WIFI in the master bedroom as well as getting WIFI out in

the hangar.



Technology is great...IF it works!!!



.



Cheers!!!



Bill  Hunter



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Posts: 7

Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 9:23 am Post subject: WIFI Repeater/Booster Options For My Remote Steel Hangar???

Haven't used these specifically, but Netgear is a reputable company and this technology is mature (as evidenced by all the Chinese copies among other things) and certainly an inexpensive easy 

solution.Â  I use another product based on powerline connections and it works over a significant distance (probably 500+ feet although I haven't actually measured it).



The main caution is that they have to be connected to the same phase on each end.Â Â  Pretty easy to test.Â  If the signal is poor just swap one of the connections (find an outlet that is connected to 

the other phase).Â  If you have anything that generates a lot of powerline noise (e.g. arc welder) it could be a problem but for typical motors, etc. should work fine.



I believe that someone else already suggested this as a solution to your dilemma.



Dick Tasker



William Hunter wrote:

[quote] 



 Hi All,



 Sorry about the delay in getting back to you (work sometimes interferes with

 my regularly scheduled life).  THANKS for the time in sharing your advice!!!



 While shopping for Ubiquiti bridge on Amazon I found these power line

 extenders:



 https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-PowerLINE-1000-802-11ac-Gigabit/dp/B01929V7ZG

 /ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1525622222&sr=8-3&keywords=Powerline+Networking+with

 +wifi



 Does anyone have any experience with this type of WIFI extender devices???



 It seems that with this design the first unit receives the WIFI signal and

 then since it is plugged into a wall outlet it transmits the digital signal

 over the copper wiring in the house.  Any other units plugged into the house

 power supply will then grab that signal and then transmit the WIFI.  They

 say you can use up to 15 of these units scattered about the house to extend

 your WIFI.



 My hangar gets it power supply from the house power downstream from the

 meter so imagine it would work in the same manner as if the box was plugged

 into an outlet in the other room.

 If they work it would be much easier to install than the plan A of running a

 CAT 5 cable up to the attic and then to the house eve where the WIFI

 extender antenna would be located and then the same setup out in the

 hangar...PLUS...the master bedroom of the house is a bit far from the router

 so the signal coverage is poor so hopefully if I buy three of these devices

 I can get better WIFI in the master bedroom as well as getting WIFI out in

 the hangar.



 Technology is great...IF it works!!!



 ..



 Cheers!!!



 Bill  Hunter



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Posted: Sun May 06, 2018 9:29 am Post subject: WIFI Repeater/Booster Options For My Remote Steel Hangar???

That's the type device I mentioned as the last option in my earlier post.

Read the reviews, taking with a grain of salt the tech savvy of the

reviewer. And other companies make the same type device; look at those as

well. My earlier post linked a google search for this type device. As I

mentioned, it's likely that both devices will need to be on the same 'side'

of your 220V AC power, if not on the same circuit breaker. You might have

great luck with it, or terrible luck, depending on your wiring situation

and whether you get it set up properly.



If you have a Prime account & can return for free, it might be worth a

shot. But the Ubiquiti stuff, while a bit more work, is almost a certainty

of high quality signal.



Charlie



On Sun, May 6, 2018 at 11:21 AM, William Hunter <billhuntersemail(at)gmail.com>

wrote:



[quote] 

 billhuntersemail(at)gmail.com>



 Hi All,



 Sorry about the delay in getting back to you (work sometimes interferes

 with

 my regularly scheduled life).  THANKS for the time in sharing your

 advice!!!



 While shopping for Ubiquiti bridge on Amazon I found these power line

 extenders:



 https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-PowerLINE-1000-802-

 11ac-Gigabit/dp/B01929V7ZG

 /ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1525622222&sr=8-3&keywords=

 Powerline+Networking+with

 +wifi



 Does anyone have any experience with this type of WIFI extender

 devices???



 It seems that with this design the first unit receives the WIFI signal and

 then since it is plugged into a wall outlet it transmits the digital signal

 over the copper wiring in the house.  Any other units plugged into the

 house

 power supply will then grab that signal and then transmit the WIFI.  They

 say you can use up to 15 of these units scattered about the house to extend

 your WIFI.



 My hangar gets it power supply from the house power downstream from the

 meter so imagine it would work in the same manner as if the box was plugged

 into an outlet in the other room.

 If they work it would be much easier to install than the plan A of running

 a

 CAT 5 cable up to the attic and then to the house eve where the WIFI

 extender antenna would be located and then the same setup out in the

 hangar...PLUS...the master bedroom of the house is a bit far from the

 router

 so the signal coverage is poor so hopefully if I buy three of these devices

 I can get better WIFI in the master bedroom as well as getting WIFI out in

 the hangar.



 Technology is great...IF it works!!!



 ..



 Cheers!!!



 Bill  Hunter



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