WI-FI EXTENDER IN A FW

scbwr wrote:
I've just recently purchased and set up the equipment described on this blog:

Signal booster and more!

I'm on the road on a 6 week trip, and I've used it a couple of times and it's working well. I like adding a layer of security for when I have to do a few banking chores.

If you watch the video, you'll see that it requires a certain level of computer skill, but if you can handle it, it's a great option for under $100. But, as clearly pointed out, all you are doing is amplifying the campground signal. Most of the time, there isn't anyway that you are going to stream video using the internet signal provided by campgrounds.

This is just one option. I don't have any experience with tethering via a smart phone. And, I've never wanted to get into the expense of any dish based system.

I ordered one of these and already had Ethernet patch cables, so cost was $68.50.

It took me about an hour to set it up with a Windows 8.1 laptop while watching the video on my desk computer. Of course I am a retired data network engineer and did a lot of poking around. Looking at things like the list of users in the airGateway etc.

I see us using it on the boat to get marina WiFi and in the Arizona RV park to get to the towers. I use to use an usb high powered external WiFi unit, but could not get it to run on the windows 8/8.1 machines.

I would note that the power on the down stream side to your computer, phone, tablet or other device is turned down by default, so I could not see the airGateway from 50 or 60 feet away inside our home. We have two WiFi router in the house and I could see the one close to this unit at the other end of the house with my smart phone. I bought the unit into the living room and it connected on the top side to that distance router with a much stronger DB reading than my smart phone. So if you want more range to wonder around with a mobile device you will want to bump that downstream setting up in the airGateway(the 192.168.1.1 device). I may test that out a bit tomorrow, however in the boat or trailer that is not an issue. However to let friends in near by boats relay through it for marina WiFi it may need to be turned up.

We do have tethering on our Verizon Moto X's, however that can eat up data pretty fast.

I also have a Verizon Jetpak setup on Telus in Canada that I use on the boat or when at our friend ski condo in Canada.

A person can not have enough weapons in their data/internet arsenal. Chris

Chris