Router setup as a Wireless bridge
In the title I use the term wireless bridge, but that may not actually be what I need. I am a full time RV'r with my wife. I have been stumbling trying to get the internet setup I want. Here is my ...
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Sure -you can do it yourself, but for $110 I went with the Rokland "Alfa WiFi Camp Pro" kit.
The advantage of these kits over the DIY approach is that you'll have a UI that's setup to get you where you want quickly. I have a DD-WRT router too, at home, and I'm not entirely sure how I'd get the same user experience I get with the kit.
The kit comes with an Alfa R36 router. After powering things up, you http log into the R36, and click the 'Scan' button. It'll list out all of the networks it sees.
Pick the one you want and click, 'Next' then up pops a page for your log-in credentials. One more click and you're setting up your internal RV network.
I hung a small 5 port switch off the pack of my R36, so I have a wired and wireless internal network in the coach. And the ability to bridge to another Wifi network, outside.
Can you roll your own?
Yeah, probably.
But for $110, it was easier for me to throw money at it.
The advantage of these kits over the DIY approach is that you'll have a UI that's setup to get you where you want quickly. I have a DD-WRT router too, at home, and I'm not entirely sure how I'd get the same user experience I get with the kit.
The kit comes with an Alfa R36 router. After powering things up, you http log into the R36, and click the 'Scan' button. It'll list out all of the networks it sees.
Pick the one you want and click, 'Next' then up pops a page for your log-in credentials. One more click and you're setting up your internal RV network.
I hung a small 5 port switch off the pack of my R36, so I have a wired and wireless internal network in the coach. And the ability to bridge to another Wifi network, outside.
Can you roll your own?
Yeah, probably.
But for $110, it was easier for me to throw money at it.
