Do I need two of these to get internet in a metal building that is 80 yards away from my home internet connection (one range xtender at house and one in metal building)?
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I actually returned this unit. I feel a better option for you might be something like a Netgear Powerline AV+200 adapter. Provided you have same power from the house to the metal building. (need to be on same phase leg of power) house outlet to metal building. This would give you an ethernet inside the metal building which you could add a wireless router if needed.
147400
Sorry, your metal building will shield all wi-fi signals coming from the house. You'll need to run a hard line to your building.
2079114
Yes, I did that with mine. I use one as a router and one as an access point. It got rid of some dead spots in my wireless coverage. I also hard wired my blu-ray player to the access point. I get 100 mbs hard wired and up to 72 mbs wireless. I was quite satisfied.
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You have two units in this box. The start point for the signal and the end point. You can not make this work without both. The price point for this bundle is right on point for the quality you get. I am using it in a shed on the corner of my property ( 500' away from home ) and get consistent 5MB/sec speeds. This speed is good enough to watch video on medium settings, for example or to listen to internet radio .. etc.
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Hey I also should have mentioned it in my last response to your question. If you want the best signal with these to order yourself one of the panel antenna to go with it, you won't be sorry. I found that to be the best one for multiple signal issues. I actually order two more of them for myself after buying the first one. I'm using it right now with a shared internet connection over a hundred feet away with buildings and walls in between for around two years or more now. Great connection and speeds. It also works better than either one of my laptops internal wi-fi. Good luck :-)
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It depends on the distance from the WiFi router and the signal strength. My computer is about 60 feet away from the router, and the signal has to go through two other rooms and an outdoor space. I don't need an additional antenna.
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You do not need antennas for the pair if you're using them for short distances. Mine work just fine within 100 feet.
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FB: the distance is too far and the insulation in both house and garage will kill the signal, and weather will also affect it. They recommend the extender be within about 20' of the router. The only way it might work is if you got the strongest extender and put it in a window without a screen faceing the garage, and tried one of those long range wifi antennas for the computer i've seen advertised in some mags. If it works, it'll be cheaper than running cable that distance. good luck, Charlie c.
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I have tried with 2 floor and no problem but as per theory if room/ floor has many walls or obstacles then range will be bit less. In that case you can keep router in most open space.
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Yes, my steel building is about the same distance from my network box and it works fine. Just set the gain for the best reception.
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Paul, I was trying to get full wifi out to my backyard which is only about 50' away, but my problem is I have steel siding on my house instead of wood or vinyl .So I positioned the extender at the nearest wall socket to my sliding glass door to to the back yard as to reflect thru the glass and not my siding. This worked, I didn't have all bars showing but I had the wifi ok. Your standard wifi router (N) should get you at least that far without the extender, standard structure house wood of vinyl siding of course
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No need. I have my main router hooked up to main FIOS Internet line on 3rd floor and the extender is on main 1st floor so that my TV on main floor and in basement can get internet by WIFI. It also allows me to get Internet outside. I can move around throughout the house using my tablets, cell phone, ipods blueray players and laptops using wifi. Son connects his game system and we don't lose connection. It's best to keep your network secured. Hope this helps.
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Yes, but the extenders work off of your main router and not each other. You could not, for example, extend the range by putting multiple extenders in a series. We have put one in our basement and one on the second floor. Both pick up the signal of the main router and give us better coverage. You do, however, have to rename one of the SSIDs for one of the extenders. By default, the extender sends an SSID of MYWIFI_EXT. The second extender would have to be renamed. Instructions for this come with the extender.
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It would depend on where the AP is located in the main building. The coverage on this unit is good, but if the AP is located in the basement or closet, the range will be reduced. I suspect you might be better off bridging the two buildings with AP's. I used these for our business both the indoor and out door. They are two different kinds, so not sure which model you are referring to.
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Yes. In fact, D-link recommends it if your router is on a different floor in a big house. I have 1 but could probably use 2 extenders to cover the entire house. The product truly works as described. I had to manually set up the extender but it was easy using the directions.
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Hello, if I understand you, this is posible. In fact, I have my actual connection very similar to your description. Look, I have one wireless router as my internet source and this is at my living room, so because my room is so far from there I connect one tp-link(1) to this principal router through a ethernet cable and I connect the another Tp-link(2) at my room and in this point with another ethernet cable I connect another wirless router with the same internet signal, so that is magic, now I have internet covering all the place without drop signal. I hope it helps.
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this is only an antenna..it must be connected to a router of some type and if the router is located inside the steel building you should be okay..it is also dependent on what type antenna you have on the router furnishing the signal from your house..a stub antenna attached to a router inside your house will probably not work...could take 2 of these antennas, one outside the house and another on the steel building..
1989737
it depends on whether the device you're plugging in has a built in bridge or not. For example: some cable boxes have and computers these built in and you can just plug them into the wall and they'll automatically detect the internet if it's there, so you would only need 1 of these.