Wifi booster and antenna
I'm looking for the best way to speed up and get a better signal from the free wifi they offer at the park I'm staying at. Any ideas? Thanks guys!
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At our seasonal site (we live there 4 - 5 months a year), they offer WiFi - good WiFi. However, since I work out of the camper, I need access to my printer and my Network Attached Storage device, so I use a Ubiquiti NanoStation loco M2 to bridge the the parks internet to my router. The first year we were there, the campground did not have an access point near our site, so I had to use the NanoStation to get anything above 3 Mbps download speeds. With the Nano, I was able to get 30 Mbps download speeds. The park does monitor usage as do I. I average about 6 GB usage per month. They have not complained, they just tell me which access point I should point to so they can balance the load. There are others at the campground that do the same thing.
The Nano picks up all of the parks Access Points and lets me know which one has the strongest signal. It also picks up signals from almost a 1/4 mile away when pointed in the right direction. I lock onto that signal and then connect the Nano to my own WiFi router. Then I connect my printer and NAS to my router like I would at home and I have my own network. The Park's WiFi is secure, but using my own router allows for another layer of security, plus allows anyone in our camper to access reliable internet during the season.
If you don't want to bring a full router with you, you can purchase the Ubiquiti airGateway which connects directly to the Nano and turns the Nano into a wireless router. Right now it is on the expensive side. When I bought one it was only $18.
For an idiot proof tutorial on how to set everything up with the Nano, check out Outside Our Bubble's blog post titled Private RV Wi-Fi and Making a Better Park Connection for Under $100.
Some parks do monitor usage, like our Season Campground. If you use too much, they will cut you off. Using an Android TV box at a campground would certainly get you cut off at a park that monitors usage.
-Michael
The Nano picks up all of the parks Access Points and lets me know which one has the strongest signal. It also picks up signals from almost a 1/4 mile away when pointed in the right direction. I lock onto that signal and then connect the Nano to my own WiFi router. Then I connect my printer and NAS to my router like I would at home and I have my own network. The Park's WiFi is secure, but using my own router allows for another layer of security, plus allows anyone in our camper to access reliable internet during the season.
If you don't want to bring a full router with you, you can purchase the Ubiquiti airGateway which connects directly to the Nano and turns the Nano into a wireless router. Right now it is on the expensive side. When I bought one it was only $18.
For an idiot proof tutorial on how to set everything up with the Nano, check out Outside Our Bubble's blog post titled Private RV Wi-Fi and Making a Better Park Connection for Under $100.
Some parks do monitor usage, like our Season Campground. If you use too much, they will cut you off. Using an Android TV box at a campground would certainly get you cut off at a park that monitors usage.
-Michael
