Looking for a unit that can provide a signal from a driveway to an office on back of house that cannot see the driveway. Will this unit work?
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In my house there are a few walls between the sensor and the receiver and it works fine. I don't know about your situation but I would give it a go.
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Yes it will providing it is within the published range. I have two receivers and they work well. We never knew how many deer were visiting our yard.......
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Hello - I bought one of these units (base station and 3 sensors) for my parents. They live about 800 feet off of a main highway with the base station in the house in an interior hallway and it works fine. They had one 7 years prior to that and it worked fine too. I don't think you have to have the sensor and the station in "sight" of each other as most people have the base station in the interior of their home. Hope this helps - Alan
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this will work very good sensor i cannot complaint install were ever you need to and it will work fine you need to buy the sensor and reciever
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Well, the unit itself cannot, but the radio signal that it uses will make it through with significant attenuation. The unit was designed to work its best with a line-of-sight signal path, but if you can tolerate a much reduced distance, it will work with obstacles in the way. DON'T count on much signal getting through a metal barrier like aluminum or steel siding.
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My experience is that the sensor must be very close to the transmitted signal. My opinion is it would not work for cable behind wallboard, etc. Could be a help in sorting out cables you can touch.
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I believe so. We have our unit positioned far from our house along a lengthy driveway and it detects someone walking by or animal (deer) movement.
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As long as there is an opening in the room where you place the unit, the signal should freely go through your house. To get the strongest signal in your situation, you may want to leave the door open to another room where you are taking advantage of the wireless signal. But the unit delivers a clear signal throughout my house and even outdoors for that matter. I have had no issues with signal strength in using mine, and the unit is an easy set-up with the software CD to manage your network.
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Couldn't tell you for sure, but mine connects as I pull in the driveway. It'll hold signal till up the street when I leave. I can easily use it anywhere on my property which is over 100' at some points. It may be worth it to run a hardwire to your furthest area or get a signal booster/relay.
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NO!! Do not waste your money. If you want that ltype of range I would suggest a Agasio A602W camera and use a range extender in your network. I have 2 Agasio A602W's monitoring my driveway with two very solid walls between the cameras and the range extender and they work great. I don't like the Foscam brand as they are not all what they say they are. If your cameras are that far away and you have very little obstruction, you would still need a range extender.
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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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Probably will work. That was my intention as well. As long as it is only one transmitter... Two or more receivers should be fine. I returned mine because it wouldn't work if the receiver was more than 20 feet from the transmitter with very very drywall layers (2 walls) of separation.... Nothing complicated.... Bummer!!!!
200566
I haven't done that, but it should work. If you have electric defroster wires in your rear window, they may reduce the signal strength.
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I was thinking, if you do find a wireless photoelectric detector, especially one by Kidde, it should work perfectly as you can adjust frequency on each alarm, obviously so a neighbors doesnt match yours as well as for reasons of interference. If you find one, I suggest purchasing one to begin with to test the compatibility. The communications shouldn't be any different in them. Im not sure if you found one already and are just not sure of the compatibility or you simply can't find anything of the sort.
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Depends on how many walls the signal has to go through and a bunch of other variables. My base station is about 100 ft away from my garage. If I stand just inside my garage no signal. Stand just outside the garage I get a signal.
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Good possibility . My installation is not in the woods but I am picking up signals from that distance from some of my neighbors. I am in the country but it is open and flat. If you can get any signal this will boost it .
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Non line of sight range is harder to predict and can be much less than line of sight with concrete and metal being the most difficult to penetrate. I have my receiver in the front foyer of my house. The transmitter is at the end of my driveway and while there are a few small shrubs and a tree in between, it works well. It has surprised me and worked even when blocked by snow mounds.
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Too many unknowns (distance/topography/power/etc). I'd recommend contacting a local IT company to do a site survey. BTW, these specific APs are not designed for outdoor use. See Ubiquiti UniFI AP Outdoor 2x2 MIMO Access Point 802.11bgn
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It should be sensitive to cars in the driveway. Just be sure and point the sensor toward the driveway. Start with the sensitivity turned up high. Mine is just above the garage door and turns on for cars and people at about 30 feet away. Try this first. The unit could be mounted lower, but you'll have to run wiring from the light to the sensor and get a separate bracket to mount the sensor.
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The signal strength is not particularly strong. It is fine for tracing wires behind sheetrock. If your landscape wiring is buried underground I am not sure what success you would have with this product.