Wifi boosters
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fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
They work - we had a powerline booster - so internet down the power cables to a wifi booster. Since replaced that with a Mesh system.
Our CCTV uses Cat 5 so the powerline adapter is still used, but with the wifi turned off - the CCTV plugs into the booster via cat 5, then signal down the power cables.
Mesh is great but a bit expensive.
Our CCTV uses Cat 5 so the powerline adapter is still used, but with the wifi turned off - the CCTV plugs into the booster via cat 5, then signal down the power cables.
Mesh is great but a bit expensive.
Darius_Jedburgh
Veteran
https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/anyone-know-anything-about-wifi-routers.263775/
I asked the same question not long ago. A couple of guys gave excellent answers. Think they know their stuff!
I bought the three box mesh suggested. Cost IRO £65.
Easy to set up....even a techie numpty like me managed. Work very well.
As another advert says - they do what it says on the tin. Seems a small price to pay for a big improvement.
I asked the same question not long ago. A couple of guys gave excellent answers. Think they know their stuff!
I bought the three box mesh suggested. Cost IRO £65.
Easy to set up....even a techie numpty like me managed. Work very well.
As another advert says - they do what it says on the tin. Seems a small price to pay for a big improvement.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
That's a good price.
My BT system has the router and two disks and I get coverage all over my garden and right out to the summer house. No 'switching' of networks, which was the big advantage as wifi extenders need you to 'connect' to the nearest extender on your computer, no such thing with Mesh.
Darius_Jedburgh
Veteran
The mesh, or at least the way I set mine up,creates a parallel wifi system. Separate name, password etc.
Effectively I just plugged it into my existing router and used the app from Tenda and everything was done for me. I expected a couple of hours of frustration with digital stuff that I know nowt about. Took about 10 minutes.
Effectively I just plugged it into my existing router and used the app from Tenda and everything was done for me. I expected a couple of hours of frustration with digital stuff that I know nowt about. Took about 10 minutes.
I’m using mesh as of about a month ago. I’ve worked professionally in networking and have cat5 installed about the house but mesh has pleasantly surprised me. I also have power line but don’t rate the kit I have and mesh easily outperforms it.
tp-link deco m4 is the mesh kit I’m using and I’ve only seen the need to use 2 of the 3 units supplied in the kit [4 bed detached house].
tp-link deco m4 is the mesh kit I’m using and I’ve only seen the need to use 2 of the 3 units supplied in the kit [4 bed detached house].
Darius_Jedburgh
Veteran
I too tried the Powerline gear. Never got it to work. Sent it back for a refund.
DCBassman
Guru
- Location
- The lumpy far South West
Yet I've had good results with powerline. At one house-sit, we often use the summer house, with a PLA at the router and another in the summer house. To broadcast from there, a Cat5 jumper from the PLA into an old Netgear/Virgin router, and bingo.
I added a couple of security cameras to our NAS, connected using powerline adapters in the loft. This caused huge problems with our broadband connection, which stopped when the adaptors were removed (and replaced by a POE switch). Powerline adaptors can emit and also be susceptible to RF - when they work ok, they're great, but troubleshooting problems can be a pain. I gave mine to a friend to connect up his workshop - he had no problems with them at all.
I bought the mesh booster suggested and although my mobile phone is picking it up the thisrd camera in the workshop isnt . If i bring the camera down to the house it works . It seems the camera isnt recognizing the mesh wifi is the same as my home wifi 
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Another mesh disc to act as a relay part way, or a long network cable.
I have the main hub in one corner of the lounge near front garden, one disc in other side of lounge near rear garden, and another disc in the rear garden side of the garage. Thats enough to relay the signal our to the other side of the garage into the side garden where the shed/summer house is.
I recon I'd need a 50m cat cable to get out to the shed.
If you have power to the shed, a powerline network adapter would do it. I use one for the CCTV which isnt wifi.
Bought a plug in bt system for £50 . Doesn't work .
Again the phone picks it up but not the camera .
The BT system has plug in ports so is this the wire i need to run down from my router ?
https://www.screwfix.com/p/time-cat-6-grey-4-pair-8-core-unshielded-ethernet-cable-50m-drum/531jy
also i need the endy bits but dont know what they are called other than endy bits
Again the phone picks it up but not the camera .
The BT system has plug in ports so is this the wire i need to run down from my router ?
https://www.screwfix.com/p/time-cat-6-grey-4-pair-8-core-unshielded-ethernet-cable-50m-drum/531jy
also i need the endy bits but dont know what they are called other than endy bits
